02757nam 2200685Ia 450 991095643960332120250311215131.09781283695916128369591X9780520953758052095375410.1525/9780520953758(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(Perlego)550391(EXLCZ)99267000000026919020120611d2012 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrInto the land of bones Alexander the Great in Afghanistan /Frank L. Holt1st ed.Berkeley University of California Press20121 online resource (xvii, 241 pages) illustrationsHellenistic culture and society"With a new preface.""Forward by Peter Green."9780520274327 0520274326 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.CAfghanistanHistory939.6Holt Frank Lee171564Green Peter174715MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910956439603321Into the land of bones4331450UNINA