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The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great Steven Pressfield
Publisher: Broadway

So begins Alexander's extraordinary confession on the eve of his greatest crisis of leadership. Mr Pressfield is the author of several must-read books, including The Legend of Bagger Vance (which was made into a movie), Gates of Fire (the literal translation of the Greek place name Thermopylae), The Virtues of War (about Alexander the Great) and Killing Rommel (a copy of which I bought on my last trip to the UK). Despite my interest in the philosopher Aritstotle, my inspiration for reading Annabel Lyon's The Golden Mean this week was to learn more about Alexander the Great (and his relationship to Aristotle). Title: The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great Author: Steven Pressfield Read for: Ancient and Medieval Historical Fiction Source: library. Machon-the late emperor's renowned friend and ally-is being scapegoated for his downfall. Empire of Ashes A Novel of Alexander the Great Author: Nicholas Nicastro. I agree about the fanfics versus published works - there have been a fair wad of Alexander novels in the last few years but with the exception of "Lord of the Two Lands", "A choice of Destinies" and "The virtues of war" (well. By 2006, Americans This book has been described as a sequel to Pressfield's The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great, which appeared in 2004. So I did some Steven Pressfield's 2004 book The Virtues of War is told from the first-person perspective of Alexander. Case in point: His 2006 novel, The Afghan Campaign. Now that I'm about Needless to say, even though I'm fascinated by any mention of Alexander in the novel, it isn't exactly enough for me. This book reads like a memoir of Alexander The Great. Title: The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great.