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Auteur(s) : Tucker, Phillip Thomas (1953-....)
Titre(s) : Exodus from the Alamo [Texte imprimé] : the anatomy of the last stand myth / by Phillip Thomas Tucker
Publication : Havertown, Pa. ; Newbury : Casemate, c2010
Description matérielle : xvi, 404 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm
Comprend : Foreword / Antonio Zavaleta ; Introduction: From fact to fantasy ; Golden prizes:
land and slaves ; Napoleonic influences ; The ultimate folly: defense of the Alamo
; Lull before the storm: fatal overconfidence ; An ineffective siege ; The predawn
assault ; Flight rather than fight ; The Alamo's most bitter legacies ; Flames
rising high.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-391) and index
Contrary to legend, we now know that the defenders of the Alamo in the war for Texas
independence were killed in a predawn attack, forcing a wild melee inside the fort
before many of its defenders had even awoken. Tucker examines the prelude to the conflict,
reveals that many of the Alamo's defenders staged breakouts from the fort, and provides
a realistic interpretation of one of the seminal events in North American history
Sujet(s) : Alamo (San Antonio, Tex., États-Unis) -- 1836 (Siège)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781932033939 (hbk.). - ISBN 1932033939 (hbk.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42501017k
Notice n° :
FRBNF42501017
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)