The Virtues of War
by Steven Pressfield
Alexander the Great narrates his own campaigns to his brother-in-law: the daimon that drives him, the soldier's virtues, Gaugamela, and the mutiny at the Hyphasis. A novel of command and its loneliness.
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you want Alexander from the inside.
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you want The Afghan Campaign's critique.
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Three things you will actually use
- Command from the front.
- The daimon drives; the man pays.
- Know when your army is done.
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Read the Gaugamela chapters.
Our verdict
Alexander, from inside.
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