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. Read More
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. Read More
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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Price: $29.95
Pages: 264
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society
Publication Date: 3rd October 2012
ISBN: 9780520953758
Format: eBook
BISACs: HISTORY / Ancient / General HISTORY / Military / General
Author Bio
Frank L. Holt is Professor of History at the University of Houston. He is the author of Thundering Zeus: The Making of Hellenistic Bactria (California, 1999) and Alexander the Great and Bactria: The Formation of a Greek Frontier in Central Asia (1988) and editor of The Greeks in Bactria and India (1985).
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Preface to 2012 Edition Foreword by Peter Green
Chapter One. Introduction The Crosshairs of History A Deeper Perspective
Chapter Two. Hunting The Enemy City of Bones Victories
Chapter Three. A Desperate Struggle Explosion Shock Waves
Chapter Four. The Hydra Heads Of Bactria A Prophecy A Death
Chapter Five. Love And War Little Star of Hope More Opposition
Chapter Six. Dark Shadows Chaos Catastrophe
Chapter Seven. The Legacy Lost and Found And Sometimes Lost Again
Chapter Eight. Conclusion Plato Who? Lady Moon
Appendix. Ancient Sources Notes Bibliography Index
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.
Price: $29.95
Pages: 264
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society
Publication Date: 3rd October 2012
ISBN: 9780520953758
Format: eBook
BISACs: HISTORY / Ancient / General HISTORY / Military / General
Frank L. Holt is Professor of History at the University of Houston. He is the author of Thundering Zeus: The Making of Hellenistic Bactria (California, 1999) and Alexander the Great and Bactria: The Formation of a Greek Frontier in Central Asia (1988) and editor of The Greeks in Bactria and India (1985).
List of Illustrations Preface to 2012 Edition Foreword by Peter Green
Chapter One. Introduction The Crosshairs of History A Deeper Perspective
Chapter Two. Hunting The Enemy City of Bones Victories
Chapter Three. A Desperate Struggle Explosion Shock Waves
Chapter Four. The Hydra Heads Of Bactria A Prophecy A Death
Chapter Five. Love And War Little Star of Hope More Opposition
Chapter Six. Dark Shadows Chaos Catastrophe
Chapter Seven. The Legacy Lost and Found And Sometimes Lost Again
Chapter Eight. Conclusion Plato Who? Lady Moon
Appendix. Ancient Sources Notes Bibliography Index
