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is a shorter account of Alexander the Great's life but also less interesting or insightful that that of Robin Lee Fox.
I'd advise going with Robin instead, This one is

rather dry and a resuscitation of facts rather than an exploration of the man behind the legend.
To give his readers a peek into Alexanders thinking, Wilckens ventured into the psychodynamic analysis of a leader decades before it became a part of leadership studies.
Therefore, this well written book gives the reader a glimpse into Alexanders character and his dreams, A reader might conclude that Alexander was compassionate because of the kindness he showed to the Greeks, Dariuss family and the Purava king.
Yet, Alexander was quick to render punishment by death when there was revolt, Throughout his journey of conquest, Alexander was able to motivate his soldiers, But in India, he chooses to turn back at the insistence of his army, In this study of contrasts Wilckens gave a clear glimpse of a gifted and complex man,
Wilckens rightly began the book by giving a historical brief of that era, This gave context to Alexanders conquests, Also, it helped the reader to understand Alexanders childhood and its impact on building this great general, Wilckens has written an excellent book that allowed the reader to understand this great leader, Alexander,
The Norton edition of Ulrich Wilcken's distinguished biography has made available for almost three decades a classic study enhanced with a modern scholars notes, bibliography, and introduction to Alexander studies.
Alexander the Great as an empireconqueror continues to capture the imagination, but the spread of Greek civilization throughout the world was his greatest legacy.
Wilcken's book captures Alexander's true achievements and influence, Excellent biography of Alexander the Great which should be obvious given that it was written in earlys Germany Nazis! and is still in print today.
Wilcken portrays Alexander as having two central characteristics: "longing" and "idealism, " His "longing" was the ever increasing desire to see what's over the next hill, He was never content with what he had, and always wanted more foreshadowings of Hitler or just a Romantic soul at work.
His "idealism" was the vision of a unified state of mixed Macedonian and Iranian culture no Hitleresque racial purity there!.

Wilcken's writing style or at least, the translator's is clear and fluid, easy and enjoyable to read, The obvious major problem is that the scholarship isyears out of date, and this book is best read sidebyside with Robin Lane Fox's bio sitelinkAlexander the Great or Peter Green's sitelinkAlexander The Great And The Hellenistic Age.
Read for research purposes. German historian and papyrologist.