Into the land of bones : Alexander the Great in Afghanistan / Frank L. Holt.

By:

Holt, Frank L

Contributor(s):

Green, Peter

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Hellenistic culture and societyPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 241 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780520953758
0520953754

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Into the Land of Bones : Alexander the Great in Afghanistan.DDC classification:

939.6 22

LOC classification:

DF234.57 .H65 2012eb

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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.

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Includes bibliographical references and 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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