Into the Land of Bones : Alexander the Great in Afghanistan.
Material type: TextSeries: Hellenistic Culture and Society SerPublisher: Berkerley : University of California Press, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (141 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780520953758Subject(s): Afghanistan - History, MilitaryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Into the Land of Bones : Alexander the Great in AfghanistanDDC classification: 939.6 LOC classification: DF234.57 -- .H65 2012ebOnline resources: Click to ViewIntro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: Hunting the Enemy -- Chapter Three: A Desperate Struggle -- Chapter Four: The Hydra Heads of Bactria -- Chapter Five: Love and War -- Chapter Six: Dark Shadows -- Chapter Seven: The Legacy -- Chapter Eight: Conclusion -- Appendix: Ancient Sources -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index.
The so-called first war of the twenty-first century actually began more than 2,300 years ago when Alexander the Great led his army into what is now a sprawling ruin in northern Afghanistan. Frank L. Holt vividly recounts Alexander's invasion of ancient Bactria, situating in a broader historical perspective America's war in Afghanistan.
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