03666oam 2200973Ia 450 991082817810332120240205233645.01-283-69591-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 Alexander the Great in Afghanistan /Frank L. HoltBerkeley :University of California Press,2012.1 online resource (xvii, 241 pages) illustrationsHellenistic 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 SocietyHISTORY / Ancient / GeneralbisacshGreeceHistoryTo 146 B.CAfghanistanHistoryafghanistan history.alexander the great.ancient afghanistan.ancient history.asian history.book club reads.books for history lovers.culture of bactria.discussion books.distractions for kids.easy to read.engaging.hellenistic culture.history of afghan culture.history of bactria.history of empires.history of kings.how alexander the great gained power.leisure reads.nonfiction.page turner.quarantine books.reign of alexander the great.vacation books.war history.warfare.what is bactria.HISTORY / Ancient / General.939.6Holt Frank L171564Green Peter174715MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828178103321Into the land of bones4051060UNINA