Download or read book Into the Land of Bones written by Frank L. Holt and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-10-03 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.