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    The Hydaspes, 326 BC: The Limit of Alexander the Great's Conquests

    Feb 16, 2024 3 minutes

    By Nic Fields

    ISBN: 978-1472853905

    Osprey Campaign (2023) - £16.99

    www.ospreypublishing.com

    The latest ancient-themed Campaign covers one of Alexander the Great’s hardest-fought and most complicated victories: the Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC against Poros (or Porus). It is aided by the art of Marco Capparoni.

    As per the usual format, the book is broken into an Origins of the Campaign (pp. 5–11) which also looks at the main sources; a detailed chronology (pp. 12–15); Opposing Commanders

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