Great Battles of the Hellenistic World
by Joseph Pietrykowski
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For almost two centuries the Macedonian phalanx, created by Philip II and refined by his son, Alexander the Great, dominated the battlefields of the ancient world from the sweltering riverbanks of India to the wooded hills of Italy. As the preferred weapon of some of antiquity's greatest commanders, this powerful military system took centre stage in many of the largest and most decisive conflicts of ancient times. Joseph Pietrykowski explores the struggles that shook the ancient world and show more shaped history. From the structure and composition of the opposing armies, to the strategy of their campai show lessTags
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Joseph Pietrykowski took a degree in History and Classics at Hanover College, Indiana. He has since worked researching rare archives, documents and photographs and written on various historical topics for several large, grant-funded projects. He has also worked as a freelance writer. He has a long-standing. interest in ancient warfare and has show more contributed to the specialist publication Ancient Warfare. This is his first book, but he is already working on the companion volume, Great Battles - of the Classical Greek World. show less
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