eBooks - History - Military - James N. Olson - Randy W. Roberts - A Line in the Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory
A Line in the Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory eBooks
Joint Author: James N. Olson, Randy W. Roberts
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A Line in the Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory Summary
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In late February and early March of 1836, the Mexican Army under the command of General Antonio López de Santa Anna besieged a small force of Anglo and Tejano rebels at a mission known as the Alamo. The defenders of the Alamo were in an impossible situation. They knew very little of the events taking place outside the mission walls. They did not have much of an understanding of Santa Anna or of his government in Mexico City. They sent out contradictory messages, they received contradictory communications, they moved blindly and planned in the dark. And in the dark early morning of March 6, they died. In that brief, confusing, and deadly encounter, one of America's most potent symbols was born. The story of the last stand at the Alamo grew from a Texas rallying cry, to a national slogan, to a phenomenon of popular culture and presidential politics. Yet it has been a hotly contested symbol from the first. Questions remain about what rea |
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eBooks - Titles - Authors - History - Military - James N. Olson - Randy W. Roberts - A Line in the Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory