by Rupert Matthews · Spellmount Publishers Ltd · tapa dura · ISBN 9781862274488
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«Alexander at the Battle of the Granicus» is the military history essay by Rupert Matthews, published by Spellmount Publishers Ltd in hardback.
Rupert Matthews analyses the first great campaign of Alexander the Great: the Battle of the Granicus River. Aged twenty and outnumbered, Alexander won and was able to conquer Asia Minor. The study contrasts the contradictory written sources with terrain analysis and reconstruction of the weaponry to explain the combat and its context.
Third volume of Spellmount's «Campaign in Context» series, an English-language work of 256 pages devoted to historical battles and their context.
Aimed at the general reader interested in the history of the ancient world and the military campaigns of Alexander the Great.
Rupert Oliver Matthews is a British Reform UK politician serving as the Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner since 2021. He was elected as a Conservative Party candidate, initially in 2021 and then re-elected in 2024, before defecting to Reform UK in August 2025. He previously served as a Conservative Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East Midlands from June 2017 until his term ended on 1 July 2019, and has authored books on the paranormal.
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