This Substantially Revised And Updated Second Edition Of The Marshals Of Alexander's Empire (1992) Examines Alexander's Most Important Officers, Who Commanded Army Units And Were Involved In Military And Political Deliberations. Chapters On These Men Have Been Expanded, Giving Greater Attention To Personalities, Bias In The Sources, And The Social As Well As Military Setting, Including More On Familial Connections And Regional Origins In An Attempt To Create A Better Understanding Of Factions. The Major Confrontations, Military And Political, Are Treated In Greater Detail Within The Biographies, And A Discussion Of The Organization And Command Structure Of The Makedonian Army Has Been Added.this Is An Invaluable Resource For Anyone Working On The World Of Alexander The Great And His Successors. Book Jacket. The House Of Attalos -- The House Of Aëropos -- Antipatros Son Of Iolaos -- Parmenion And Philotas -- Black Kleitos And His Relatives: The House Of Dropidas -- Koinos Son Of Polemokrates -- Hephaistion Son Of Amyntos -- Meleagros Son Of Neoptolemos -- Leonnatos Son Of Anteas -- Krateros Son Of Alexandros -- Perdikkas Son Of Orontes -- The Sons Of Andromenes -- Polyperchon -- The Family Of Harpalos -- Ptolemy Son Of Lagos. Waldemar Heckel. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.