The Afghan campaign
Histoire (romans), Guerre (romans)
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
Matthias joins Alexander the Great's army after it has conquered the Persian empire and is advancing east into Afghanistan on its way to the riches of India. He chronicles his coming-of-age as a soldier as he enacts Alexander's scorch-and-burn strategies,… experiences the joys and sorrows of a romance with an Afghan girl, and faces the barbarism of the Afghans, his fellow soldiers, and ultimately himself. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.