02659nam 2200637Ia 450 991046201370332120211103195441.01-283-69591-X0-520-95375-410.1525/9780520953758(CKB)2670000000269190(EBL)1046303(OCoLC)817886207(SSID)ssj0000799715(PQKBManifestationID)11451826(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000799715(PQKBWorkID)10765257(PQKB)11636464(MiAaPQ)EBC1046303(DE-B1597)520854(OCoLC)820846238(DE-B1597)9780520953758(Au-PeEL)EBL1046303(CaPaEBR)ebr10614247(CaONFJC)MIL400841(EXLCZ)99267000000026919020120611d2012 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrInto the land of bones[electronic resource] Alexander the Great in Afghanistan /Frank L. HoltBerkeley University of California Press20121 online resource (265 p.)Hellenistic Culture and Society ;47"With a new preface.""Forward by Peter Green."0-520-27432-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --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 --HELLENISTIC CULTURE AND SOCIETYThe 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.Hellenistic Culture and SocietyGreeceHistoryTo 146 B.CAfghanistanHistoryElectronic books.939.6Holt Frank L171564Green Peter174715MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462013703321Into the land of bones2466560UNINA