LEADER 02757nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910956439603321 005 20250311215131.0 010 $a9781283695916 010 $a128369591X 010 $a9780520953758 010 $a0520953754 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520953758 035 $a(CKB)2670000000269190 035 $a(EBL)1046303 035 $a(OCoLC)817886207 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000799715 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11451826 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000799715 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10765257 035 $a(PQKB)11636464 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1046303 035 $a(DE-B1597)520854 035 $a(OCoLC)820846238 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520953758 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1046303 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10614247 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL400841 035 $a(Perlego)550391 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000269190 100 $a20120611d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInto the land of bones $eAlexander the Great in Afghanistan /$fFrank L. Holt 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 241 pages) $cillustrations 225 0$aHellenistic culture and society 300 $a"With a new preface." 300 $a"Forward by Peter Green." 311 0 $a9780520274327 311 0 $a0520274326 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tList of Illustration --$tForeword --$tPreface --$tChapter One. Introduction --$tChapter Two. Hunting the Enemy --$tChapter Three. A Desperate Struggle --$tChapter Four. The Hydra Heads of Bactria --$tChapter Five. Love and War --$tChapter Six. Dark Shadows --$tChapter Seven. The Legacy --$tChapter Eight. Conclusion --$tAppendix. Ancient Sources --$tNotes --$tSelect Bibliography --$tIndex --$tHELLENISTIC CULTURE AND SOCIETY 330 $aThe so-called first war of the twenty-first century actually began more than 2,300 years ago when Alexander the Great led his army into what is now a sprawling ruin in northern Afghanistan. Frank L. Holt vividly recounts Alexander's invasion of ancient Bactria, situating in a broader historical perspective America's war in Afghanistan. 410 0$aHellenistic Culture and Society 607 $aGreece$xHistory$yTo 146 B.C 607 $aAfghanistan$xHistory 676 $a939.6 700 $aHolt$b Frank Lee$0171564 701 $aGreen$b Peter$0174715 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910956439603321 996 $aInto the land of bones$94331450 997 $aUNINA