In this book, the author lays out a detailed account of Alexander's spectacular life and supplies a vivid reconstruction of all the major battles Alexander fought in his short but successful march of conquest. The author amply illustrates, through his detailed history of the nature of warfare in the ancient world, why both his contemporaries and later historians and soldiers held up Alexander as being one of the greatest commanders of all time.

In general -- Early history of war -- Early Oriental armies -- Early Greek armies and wars -- Armies in the fifth century B.C. -- Miltiades. Marathon. B.C. 490 -- Brasidas. B.C. 424-422 -- Xenophan. Agesilaus. B.C. 401-394 -- Epaminondas. B.C. 371-362 -- Philip and Macedon. B.C. 359-336 -- Philip and his army. B.C. 359-336 -- The art of fortification and sieges -- Alexander and Greece. B.C. 336 -- The Danube. B.C. 335 -- Pelium. B.C. 335 -- Thebes. B.C. 335 -- Off for Asia. B.C. 334 -- Battle of the Granicus. May, B.C. 334 -- Sardis. Miletus. Halicarnassus. Summer and Fall, B.C. 334 -- To the Taurus. Winter, B.C. 334-333 -- Cilicia. Summer and Fall, B.C. 333 -- Issus. November, B.C. 333 -- Tyre. December, B.C. 333, to August, B.C. 332 -- Gaza and Egypt. September, B.C. 332, to spring, B.C. 331 -- On to Babylon. Spring to September, B.C. 331 -- Arbela. October 1, B.C. 331 -- Babylon. Susa. The Uxians. October to December, B.C. 331 -- The Persian Gates. December, B.C. 331, to March, B.C. 330 -- Darius. March to July, B.C. 330 -- Bessus. July to fall, B.C. 330 -- Philotas. Fall, B.C. 330 -- The Caucasus. Fall, B.C. 330, to May, B.C. 329 -- The Jaxzartes. Summer, B.C. 329 -- Spitamenes. Summer, B.C. 329, to Fall, B.C. 328 -- Clitus. Winter, B.C. 329-328 -- Roxana. Winter, B.C. 328-327 -- The Cophen Country. May, B.C. 327, to Winter -- Aornus. Late Winter, B.C. 326 -- Porus. March to May, B.C. 326 -- Battle of the Hydaspes. May, B.C. 326 -- The Five Rivers. May to July, B.C. 326 -- Turning back. July to October, B.C. 326 -- The Mallians. November, B.C. 326, to February, B.C. 325 -- Gedrosia. February, B.C. 325, to February, B.C. 324 -- Mutiny. July, B.C. 324 -- Babylon. August, B.C. 324, to June, B.C. 323 -- The man and soldier -- The successors of Alexander. Eumenes and Antigonus. Philopoemen -- Some ancient marches -- Losses in some ancient battles -- Marches of Alexander -- Genealogy of Alexander.

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