When it comes to ancient warfare, Steven Pressfield really knows his stuff.
I previously reviewed the Thermopylae-inspired "Gates of Fire," and I just finished his novel "The Afghan Campaign," which again proves the writer's ability to mix a contemporary fiction narrative with faithfully historical subject matter.
The book is a soldier's account of Alexander the Great's attempt to conquer the area that is now known as Afghanistan.
The Macedonian king had already taken command of all of Greece, moved through the Greek and Persian settlements in eastern Turkey and subdued most of the Persian empire.
But the harsh desert and mountain climates of Afghanistan still remained, the portal to his next wish of dominating India.
Continue reading The 'Afghan Campaign' of Alexander.
