03068cam a2200349 i 4500 122796142 TxAuBib 20080212120000.0 010503s2001||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780306810404 0306810409 (OCoLC)46870307 TxAuBib rda Nofi, Albert A. The Alamo and the Texas War for Independence, September 30, 1835 to April 21, 1836 : heroes, myths, and history / Albert A. Nofi. 2nd Da Capo Press ed. [New York : Da Capo Press, 2001. 222 p. : ill., maps, PB ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-214 and index.) I. The coming of war -- II. The outbreak of the Texas revolution -- III. Through the winter -- IV. The defense of the Alamo -- V. Military operations -- VI. "Deguello!" the fall of the Alamo -- VII. "The runaway scrape" -- VIII. "Remember the Alamo!" the battle of San Jacinto -- IX. Afterwards -- Appendix -- The Texas revolution at sea -- The Mexican army -- The Texas army -- Mexican order of battle in Texas -- Order of battle at San Jacinto -- Guide for the interested laymen -- The Alamo and other revolutionary shrines. It was a small war -- probably no more than 2,500 men were ever engaged in a single action, both sides taken together. It was a short war too, lasting only about seven months. And it was fought in what was, at the time, one of the most obscure corners of the earth. Yet the Texas War for Independence has become a heroic conflict of legendary proportions.Very few balanced accounts of Texas's epic struggle for independence have been written. Here historian Albert A. Nofi provides a splendid chronicle of the events and personalities of the war. He clearly explicates the battles of the Alamo and San Jacinto, carefully exploring the legends that have grown around them, and exposing the truth behind the myths. The Alamo offers a strategic and tactical analysis of the war, technical information about the weapons used by both sides, strength and casualty data, orders of battles, information on the financing of Texas freedom, portraits of both Texan and Mexican personalities, and the story of a little-known war at sea. Also included are maps of military movements, the most detailed tactical map of the Battle of San Jacinto available to date, and a number of fascinating illustrations. The Alamo is military history at its best: a social, political, economic, strategic, and tactical examination of the Texas War for Independence, one of the most dramatic episodes of America's colorful past. 20080212. The Alamo Texas. Casualty data Texas war for independence. Texas War for Independence. Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) Texas History Revolution, 1835-1836. TXING