Alexander the Great at the Battle of Granicus A Campaign in Context
by Matthews, RupertFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-07-01
Publisher(s): Spellmount
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Summary
One of the most famous generals all time, Alexander was just 20 when he led his army into battle at Granicus. Despite his youth and his army being heavily outnumbered, he was victorious, and it was this victory that allowed him to conquer Asia Minor. The course of this key battle remains controversial due to conflicting accounts in contemporary sources. This study carefully balances the evidence from textual sources with information of the battlefield and reconstructed weaponry in order to explain the events of the battle and the context in which it took place.
Author Biography
Rupert Matthrews is a professional historian with over 150 books, articles and other publications to his name. His books include England versus Scotland in the Great British Battles series, and The Battle of Thermopylae and The Battle of Crecy in Spellmounts Campaign in Context series. He is a member of the Battlefields Trust and other military history organisations
Table of Contents
| List of Maps | p. 6 |
| Preface | p. 7 |
| Cast of Characters | p. 11 |
| The Outbreak of War | p. 21 |
| The Macedonian Army: Infantry | p. 28 |
| The Macedonian Army: Cavalry | p. 59 |
| The Macedonian Army: Support Services | p. 74 |
| The Greek Allies | p. 85 |
| Into Asia | p. 101 |
| The Satraps Muster | p. 115 |
| The March to the Granicus | p. 139 |
| The Granicus, Day One | p. 152 |
| The Granicus, Night | p. 168 |
| The Granicus, Day Two | p. 180 |
| The Fruits of Victory | p. 217 |
| The Sieges | p. 231 |
| What Happened Next | p. 247 |
| Bibliography | p. 249 |
| Index | p. 254 |
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