{"product_id":"book-au47","title":"The Virtues of War","description":"\u003cb\u003eTold by Alexander the Great himself, this “sharp and colorful” (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e) novel presents a stunningly intimate account of the battles, the loves, the triumphs, and the tragedy of a man who conquered the world, from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGates of Fire.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Simply superb . . . Its expert pace, its vivid detail, its bone-crushing action, and its occasional piercing insights of sad eloquence make [\u003ci\u003eThe Virtues of War\u003c\/i\u003e] an absolutely gripping read.”—\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI have always been a soldier. I have known no other life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo begins Alexander’s extraordinary confession on the eve of his greatest crisis of leadership. By turns heroic and calculating, compassionate and utterly merciless, Alexander recounts with a warrior’s unflinching eye for detail the blood, the terror, and the tactics of his greatest battlefield victories. Whether surviving his father’s brutal assassination, presiding over a massacre, or weeping at the death of a beloved comrade-in-arms, Alexander never denies the hard realities of the code by which he lives: the virtues of war. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as much as he was feared by his enemies, he was loved and revered by his friends, his generals, and the men who followed him into battle. Often outnumbered, never outfought, Alexander conquered every enemy the world stood against him—except the one he never saw coming. . . .","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49341130899760,"sku":"BDau47","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/209723-au47-Square.jpg?v=1734054876","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-au47","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}