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The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great
A solid 3.5 stars. Told from Alexander's point of view, we follow his journey from the young, brilliant prince to the god like king that conquered most of the known world. The most interesting parts are the way Pressfield gets the reader into the heart of the battles. From Chaeronea, where Philip defeats the Greeks and where Alexander leads the charge, to Granicus where Alexander crosses to Asia and first clashes with Darius to the epic battle of Issus (which you experienced from inside) to the inner battles inside of Alexander' army in Afghan campaigns and the bitter sweet announcing the end of the journey battle of Hydaspes. Pressfield is not writing with a high brow style but his writing has a pace, a beat that is perfect to write battlefields full of action, drama, courage with a layer of war analysis intelligence that's very satisfying.
