{"product_id":"steven-pressfield-the-afghan-campaign-2008-paperback","title":"Steven Pressfield: The Afghan Campaign [2008] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the pen of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven Pressfield, author of The Sunday Times Bestseller Gates of Fire comes a captivating, gripping and atmospheric novel of military might and war.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Awesome...this is an extraordinary work - an instant classic.\" -- DAVID GEMMELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Gripping, moving and literate...rarely does an author manage to recreate a moment in history with such mastery, authority and psychological insight.\" -- NELSON DEMILLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"No one writes better historical fiction than Steven Pressfield\" -- VINCE FLYNN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book doesn't 'grab you from the first page'; it slowly envelops you in silken claws until you realise that this story owns you\" -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Powerful and insightful\" -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Absolutely brilliant\" -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e********************************************************\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT LENGTHS WILL THEY GO TO TO ACHIEVE VICTORY? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e330 BC: Alexander The Great launches his bloody and brutal campaign in the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfghan Kingdoms...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the ranks of \u003cb\u003eMacedonian infantry\u003c\/b\u003e is \u003cb\u003eMatthias\u003c\/b\u003e. The youngest of three brothers, he is eager to prove himself, but as he joins the front-line, he comes to realise that warfare has changed. The Macedonians face a new kind of enemy, and must learn to fight a new kind of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExperiencing fear, euphoria, horror and shame, Matthias and his comrades undergo a rite of passage as they, soldiers of a Western force whose code is secular and humanist, confront a proud Eastern warrior people who possess a fervent willingness to die for their cause.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust to survive, Alexander's men must shake off the trappings of 'civilization' and adopt the same unorthodox and barbaric tactics as their foe - \u003cb\u003ebut is that a price worth paying?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pressfield, Steven","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":52466546311507,"sku":"9780553817973","price":22.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":52466546278739,"sku":"XG80553817973","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/pressfield-steven-steven-pressfield-the-afghan-campaign-2008-paperback-1208847957.jpg?v=1764104361","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/steven-pressfield-the-afghan-campaign-2008-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}