This book provides a complete and detailed analysis of the organization
and equipment of the Macedonian army built by Philip II and later
employed to world-changing effect by his son, Alexander III (the Great).
This work explains how Philip took the traditional forces of Macedon and
reformed them into the most modern and sophisticated combined-arms force
in the Mediterranean world. Not only the formidable pike phalanx and the
hard-charging Companion cavalry, but also the less famous components,
such as light and cavalry types, are described in detail. The tactics
employed in the great battles that won the largest empire the world had
seen are analyzed. With numerous color photos showing replica weapons
and equipment in use, this is a vivid, detailed and accessible study of
the army that made Alexander great.