The Afghan Campaign

He came for glory, but found only terror, betrayal and pain.
330 BC. Alexander the Great finally defeats Persia and leads his invincible army further east - to the riches of India. His path lies through Afghanistan - a land where ancient tribal customs reign, and every man is born a warrior.
Infantryman Mathews joins the army in anticipation of feats and glory, looking up to his older brothers, but instead finds himself in the very hell of bloody slaughter. The fierce resistance of the enemies that the Macedonian army encounters is shocking and at the same time forces it to even greater cruelty and scorched earth tactics.
At a certain point, concealing atrocities for the sake of political peace begins to oppress Mathews. But the most fierce battle takes place precisely in the hero's soul. His love for the Afghan Shinar leads to the disgrace of her clan, the payment for which is death.
Can a private soldier maintain his honor when war demands that he become a non-man, and the king himself stands in the way of the truth? Pressfield has created a war drama in which the past stares the present square in the eye—and asks: who do you become when the battle never ends?