Description and condition:

Blue boards hardback, dustcover, 8vo, 220pp, index, b/w illustrations, maps.

Very good, blind-stamped personal library mark present, else nice bright clean pages. In very good dustcover.

Contents:

The boyhood of Alexander; the world of Philip as king and Alexander as prince; the influence of Philip; Alexander establishes his position in Macedonia, Greece and the Balkans; sources of information, a rising in Greece and preparations for Persia; the crossing of the Hellespont and the first victory; the winning of Asia Minor; the battle of Issus and the capture of the Mediterranean coast; advance to the East and the battle of Gaugamela; advance to Persepolis and the situation in Greece; the death of Darius and the decision to advance in the east; from Parthyaea to Kabul in Afghanistan; the advance to the river Jaxartes; the subjugation of the northeastern area in 328-327; the Indus valley; southern Asia; the kingdom of Asia and the Macedonians; the plans and personality of Alexander.