The Afghan Campaign

By Steven Pressfield

Categories: History, Literature & Fiction

Steven Pressfield's 2006 historical novel follows Alexander the Great's army into Afghanistan in 330 BC. It is narrated by Matthias, a young Macedonian infantryman who enlists hoping for glory and plunder and instead finds a guerrilla war against tribesmen who refuse to be conquered. Through his eyes, Pressfield depicts ambushes, reprisals and the toll the campaign takes on ordinary soldiers, themes reviewers linked to modern wars in the same region.

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• Tim Ferriss: “Then you have your historical fiction, which is just outstanding, Gates of Fire, Tides of War, The Afghan Campaign”