In this study, Alexander presents a series of original and empirically based case studies of the language and discourse involved in the discussion of environmental and ecological issues. Relying upon a variety of different text types and genres including company websites, advertisements, press articles, speeches and lectures Alexander interrogates how in the media, press, corporate and activist circles language is employed to argue for and propagate selected positions on the growing ecological crisis. Dedicated to Laasad
Spanning the years from the beginning of recorded history to the modern day. "World Military Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary" profiles the influential military leaders whose actions precipitated enormous change in the world around them. From master strategists such as Alexander the Great, Charlemagne, and Napoleon to the great tacticians, including Decatur, Hannibal, and Rommel, this comprehensive A-to-Z biographical dictionary will serve as an indispensable guide to the student and military buff alike. Entries include Alexander III, Napoleon Bonaparte, Oliver Cromwell, Dwight David Eisenhower, Tommy Ray Franks, Genghis Khan, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Robert Edward Lee, Douglas MacArthur, Horatio Nelson, John Joseph Pershing, Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel, Saladin, Sir William Wallace, Isoroku, Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov, and more.
A highly detailed study of the closest friends and most trusted commanders of Alexander the Great - their career-progress, rivalry with one another, their influence on Alexander.
The age of Alexander and his conquest of the Persian or ‘Achaemenid’ Empire, which had existed for over two centuries, represents a watershed in the history of the world.
This book offers a fascinating insight into the achievements of one of the greatest generals ever known.
Alexander the Great (356–323 B.C.) ascended to the throne of Macedon at
the age of twenty. He fought his greatest battles—including the
conquest of the mighty Persian Empire—before he was twenty-five and
died at the age of thirty-three, still undefeated by any enemy. His
reputation as a supreme warrior and leader of men is unsurpassed in the
annals of history.
In the brilliantly imagined first-person
voice of Alexander the Great, acclaimed novelist Steven Pressfield
brings to life his epic battles, his unerring command of his forces,
and the passions and ambitions that drove him. A full-blooded,
multidimensional portrait, THE VIRTUES OF WAR captures Alexander’s
complex character. Alexander was a fearless commander who moved with
such daring and speed that no army could withstand him; a driven leader
whose ambitions knew no limits; and a man with boundless compassion for
his troops, deep friendships with his generals, and profound respect
for his enemies. Yet in the end, his noble qualities were subsumed by
his insatiable lust for glory.
