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'''American History lecture 2 James G.'''

'''American History lecture 2 James G.'''

H4. Democracy is not the best form of government when war breaks out. The Peloponnesian War is an example that democracy is not the best form of government in wartime as twice the democratic progressions of Athens were not fast enough to stop the fast moving military fist of the Spartans. This resulted in the Athenians being crushed twice by the Spartans.

H4. [[Democracy]] is not the best form of [[government]] when war breaks out. The Peloponnesian War is an example that democracy is not the best form of government in wartime as twice the democratic progressions of Athens were not fast enough to stop the fast moving military fist of the Spartans. This resulted in the Athenians being crushed twice by the Spartans.

1. One of Alexander’s main secrets to his military success, in my opinion, was very simply that he led his troops on the front lines of battle. Many kings in the ancient world would never lead their armies personally but instead they would remain at the camp and observe, occasionally sending men to the commanders they would employ. The lack of their leader’s presence has a very negative effect on the soldiers who fight beneath them, sometimes even causing the soldiers to loose their morale or even worse question the logic of their commander. Look at the battle of Thermopylae, would the 300 Spartans fight as hard as they did if their king Leonidas didn’t chose to remain and fight along side them? Alexander chose to fight along side his men showing that he was no coward and experienced the same problems and hardships his own men had to face. Many tales were heard among the deeds of Alexander, riding into the heaviest of fights, hunting and slaying the enemy commanders and carrying the wounded out on his own horse. To his men he appeared not just as a king seeking conquest but as a brother in battle. As we go on through history you will notice that the greatest military leaders will share this trait. Examples of this are Attila, Hannibal, The Khans of Asia, George Washington, and King David.

1. One of Alexander’s main secrets to his military success, in my opinion, was very simply that he led his troops on the front lines of battle. Many kings in the ancient world would never lead their armies personally but instead they would remain at the camp and observe, occasionally sending men to the commanders they would employ. The lack of their leader’s presence has a very negative effect on the soldiers who fight beneath them, sometimes even causing the soldiers to loose their morale or even worse question the logic of their commander. Look at the battle of Thermopylae, would the 300 Spartans fight as hard as they did if their king Leonidas didn’t chose to remain and fight along side them? Alexander chose to fight along side his men showing that he was no coward and experienced the same problems and hardships his own men had to face. Many tales were heard among the deeds of Alexander, riding into the heaviest of fights, hunting and slaying the enemy commanders and carrying the wounded out on his own horse. To his men he appeared not just as a king seeking conquest but as a brother in battle. As we go on through history you will notice that the greatest military leaders will share this trait. Examples of this are Attila, Hannibal, The Khans of Asia, George Washington, and King David.