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Into the land of bones : Alexander the Great in Afghanistan /
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...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2012.
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| Collection: | Hellenistic culture and society.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | 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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| Description: | "With a new preface." "Forward by Peter Green." |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (xvii, 241 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520953758 0520953754 |