Program Description
The Eternal Principles of Strategic Victory
In 334 BC, Alexander of Macedon crossed the Hellespont with 48,000 soldiers. The Persian Empire he faced commanded a territory stretching from Egypt to India, with resources that dwarfed his own by a factor of twenty. Every rational observer expected his destruction.
Eleven years later, Alexander ruled the known world. He had never lost a battle.
In 1206 AD, a nomadic chieftain named Temüjin united the fractured Mongol tribes. Within decades, his grandson would rule an empire larger than any in history. The Mongols conquered more territory in 25 years than Rome did in 400.