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Alexander The Great Disadvantages
Alexander the Great came up with affective alternatives to help achieve his plan of winning the Battle of Gaugamela. Effective alternatives stimulate efficiency (Hultman, 2016). Alexander appeared to have more insight on how to make the most of his team. He knew that affective alternatives would be necessary to gain the victory because Darius of Persia had an advantage in the battle. Darius of Persia started the battle with a larger amount of soldiers, as well as, first choice of the battleground. Alexander the Great knew that Darius having this advantage would warrant him to consider all resources and strategies to gain the victory over the skirmish. Alexander organized a methodical game plan for his troops (Nassar, 2007). The writer feels

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