Overall this is a good account of this fascinating period, tracing the rise (and in almost all cases the fall) of the great figures who dominated the Hellenistic World for rather longer than Alexander the Great himself.

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History of War

Just as in Volume I, the information in this book is priceless for both the history lover and wargamer. To see how exactly the great generals of the time used their elephants, phalanxes, and cavalry in battle is eye opening, and sometimes different then what we think their use was. Many of us also believe that when an ancient battle was being lost there was not much a general at the time could do about it. The fact that Antigonus twice pulled his irons from the fire and came up with victories puts paid on that score... No one with an interest of the military history of the period should be without the set.

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A Wargamers Needful Things

This volume covers their armies and the ways in which they fought [...] primarily for those unfamiliar with the period.

The NYMAS Review, Spring 2020

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VaeVictis - n° 148 - NOVEMBRE/DÉCEMBRE 2019

The first of two volumes resulting from over a decade of collaborative research work. This provides an absorbing narrative of the wars that were fought by Alexander’s successors from the time of his death to the Battle of Corupedium – Highly Recommended

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