The blood of heroes : the 13-day struggle for the Alamo-- and the sacrifice that forged a nation /

On February 23, 1836, a large Mexican army led by dictator Santa Anna reached San Antonio and laid siege to about 175 Texas rebels holed up in the Alamo. The Texans refused to surrender for nearly two weeks until almost 2,000 Mexican troops unleashed a final assault. The defenders fought valiantly-f...

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Main Author: Donovan, Jim, 1954-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2012]
Edition:1st ed.
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505 0 |a Prologue -- The hotspur -- "O! He has gone to Texas" -- "The celebrated desperado" -- "The burly Is begun" -- The Army of the People -- The Battle of Béxar -- "A mere corral and nothing more" -- The Napoleon of the West -- The Backwoodsman -- The road to Béxar -- "Circunvalado" -- "I am besieged" -- "This time you may see some blood" -- "Devlish dark" -- "His Excellency expects that every man will do his duty" -- "That terrible bugle call of death" -- The bleeding country -- "The marrow bone of Texas" -- Last Rites -- Moses Rose and the Line -- Appendix 1. Mexican Army of Operations principal officers -- Appendix 2. Alamo defenders. 
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