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Author Holt, Frank L

Title Into the land of bones : Alexander the Great in Afghanistan / Frank L. Holt
Published Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 241 pages) : illustrations
Series Hellenistic culture and society
Hellenistic culture and society.
Contents Cover; Title; Copyrght; Contents; List of Illustration; 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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z
Summary 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
Notes "With a new preface."
"Forward by Peter Green."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
SUBJECT Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. fast
Subject HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
Regions & Countries - Europe.
History & Archaeology.
Greece.
SUBJECT Greece -- History -- To 146 B.C. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057074
Afghanistan -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001521
Subject Afghanistan
Greece
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Green, Peter
ISBN 9780520953758
0520953754