{"product_id":"afghan-campaign","title":"Afghan Campaign By Pressfield, Steven","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the pen of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven Pressfield, author of \u003cu\u003eThe Sunday Times Bestseller\u003c\/u\u003e 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":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57650734891390,"sku":"NW9780553817973","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780553817973.jpg?v=1783373026","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/afghan-campaign","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}