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The Osprey Advent Calendar - December 2
December 2, 2008 12:00 AM
Number 24 in our countdown of all time Osprey best sellers is...
Campaign 7 Alexander 334-323 BC: Conquest of the Persian Empire
By John Warry
In this Campaign, author John Warry describes Alexander's conquest of the Persian Empire, examining the principal battles of Alexander's campaigns, including the battle of the Granicus, Issus, Gaugamela, Hydaspes and the difficult siege of Tyre.
Interesting Fact
First published in 1991, this is one of the earliest Campaigns in the series, published when the idea of the Campaign series was still being fleshed out. Rather than focusing on individual battles or campaigns, which the series now tries to do, this book tackles some of the largest engagements of the time in one concise volume. In fact, recently we decided to do an individual campaign on Granicus to be able to cover the battle in greater detail than we could in this original book.
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