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Into the Land of Bones

Alexander the Great in Afghanistan

Frank L Holt author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of California Press

Published:12th Oct '12

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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.

"Frank Holt...narrates [Alexander's] struggle in clear prose that makes this ancient campaign come alive and gives greater appreciation for the challenges that confront all counterinsurgents in Afghanistan-including the U.S. troops still fighting there more than a decade after 9/11." Wall Street Journal

ISBN: 9780520274327

Dimensions: 210mm x 140mm x 18mm

Weight: 227g

264 pages