Which resources were Alexander, Napoleon and Hitler after? Sometimes war is driven solely by colossal egos.
Hitler was after numerous natural resources such as petroleum, chromium, and iron. He was also after "living space".
"Which resources were Alexander, Napoleon and Hitler after?"
Alexander was looking for the source of cotton, steel, and black pepper (India). Hitler was in the Caucasus mainly for the oil.
Great generals never fight a war for merely egostical reasons....history has some examples of exceptions but these military leaders have never been considered truly great.