The blood of heroes : the 13-day struggle for the Alamo-- and the sacrifice that forged a nation / James Donovan.
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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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Little, Brown and Co.,
2012.
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| Physical Description: | x, 500 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Format: | Book |