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. | Into the Land of Bones by Frank L. Holt, Paperback | Indigo Chapters