The Afghan campaign
Historical fiction, War stories
Human-narrated audio
Summary
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.
Title Details
ISBN
9780385516419
Publisher
Doubleday
Copyright Date
2006
Book number
2420087
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Peter Spencer and Peter Saxton
Duration
10 hours 55 minutes 5 seconds
Audio producer
CNIB, 2009.