Logistics of Alexander the Great in His Campaign

Patreon:   / mhv   Alexander the Great is well known for his tactics on the battlefield. Some aspect that is often forgotten is that victory on the battlefield requires well supplied troops. This is especially true, because Alexander's conquest covered a vast area. Sources Seibert, Jakob: Die Logistik der Feldzüge Alexanders des Großen; in: Vorträge zur Militärgeschichte: Die Bedeutung der Logisitik für die militärische Führung von der Antike bis in die neueste Zeit. (Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt (MGFA)). Dtv-Atlas Weltgeschichte http://www.ancient.eu/Battle_of_Issus/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of... http://www.ancient.eu/Alexander_the_G... http://www.pothos.org/content/index.p... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexand... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militar... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexand... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diades_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_... http://www.ancient.eu/article/676/ http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E... http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander... Additional Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_L... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontoon... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Ma... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Road