How does the discussion of philip ii in paragraph 4-6 contribute to the development of ideas in the text passage: alexander the great

As the boys sleep, military airplanes battle fiercely above the island. none of the boys sees the explosions and flashes in the clouds because the twins sam and eric, who were supposed to watch the signal fire, have fallen asleep. during the battle, a parachutist drifts down from the sky onto the island, dead.

You need to provide more information because i do not know what story it is or character this is referring to.