| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
351 pages : maps ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
In words that might have been ripped from today's combat dispatches, Pressfield, novelist of ancient warfare, returns with a recreation of Alexander the Great's invasion of the Afghan kingdoms in 330 B.C., a campaign that eerily foreshadows the tactics, terrors, and frustrations of contemporary conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Narrated by Matthias, a young infantryman in Alexander's army, this book explores the challenges, both military and moral, that Alexander and his soldiers face as they embark on a new type of war and are forced to adapt to the methods of a ruthless foe that employs terror and insurgent tactics, conceals itself among the civilian populace, and recruits women and boys as combatants.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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| ISBN |
038551641X alkaline paper |
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9780385516419 alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9780385516419 (hardcover) 52495 |
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