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Alexander the Great: Reckless Conqueror
This is my latest book and it is part of the black dog books series The Mystery of History. These books bring the past to life in an interesting and entertaining way. This one is about Alexander the Great.
Alexander had a short but exceptional life. He was king of Macedonia by the age of 20. Then he led an army of 50 000 men on one of the most amazing journeys in history. He conquered most of the known world. He defeated armies five times the size of his own, leading the most dangerous charges himself. More than 2000 years later, he is still recognised as one of the greatest generals of all time. But many thousands of people were killed or enslaved as a result of his desire for conquest.
There are two sides to Alexander's story though. Western history presents him as a hero, but in Persia he was an invader known as Alexander the Accursed. Was he a brilliant and heroic warrior or a ruthless and reckless tyrant?
In this book, I try to find out just want it was that made Alexander so great.
“The research here is prodigious and the story set out in fine detail--there is much here to inform an adult reader too...This is an exciting and informative read, conjuring up the ancient world in a most satisfying way.”
Australian Book Review Aug 2005
“Wilkinson takes the risk of following a fragmentary first person narrative by Alexander with explanatory text. It works.”
The Age Oct 2004
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