{"product_id":"alexander-the-great-n-hammond-9781853990687","title":"Alexander the Great: King, Commander and Statesman","description":"\u003cp\u003eWithin the span of thirteen years, Alexander the Great changed the face\u003cbr\u003eof the world more decisively and with more long-lasting effects than\u003cbr\u003eany other statesman has ever done. It is therefore no surprise that\u003cbr\u003ethere has been, and still is, so much debate about both his personality\u003cbr\u003eand his achievement. The great merit of Professor Hammond's biography\u003cbr\u003eis that, with impressive mastery of the evidence, he sets the record\u003cbr\u003estraight between the extremes of romantic hero worship on the one hand\u003cbr\u003eand scholarly demolition on the other. Based on his detailed knowledge\u003cbr\u003eof the literarysources and on his own experience of warfare in\u003cbr\u003eAlexander's native country, Professor Hammond presents a compelling\u003cbr\u003epicture of Alexander in his public life as king, commander and\u003cbr\u003estatesman. This revised biography includes new material and extensive\u003cbr\u003ereference to literary sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e N. Hammond, Nicholas Hammond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 185399068X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853990687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.36w x 0.80d","brand":"N. Hammond","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939018440959,"sku":"9781853990687","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6037eecd-5601-4ff5-bf87-b9723333a255.jpg?v=1681439014","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alexander-the-great-n-hammond-9781853990687","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}