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Tucker, Phillip Thomas, 1953-

Exodus from the Alamo : the anatomy of the last stand myth / by Philip Thomas Tucker. - Havertown, Pa. ; Newbury : Casemate, ©2010. - xvi, 404 pages, [12] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-391) and index.

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.

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.

ISBN: 9781932033939 1932033939

LCCN: 2010921453

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA8A1742 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014698135 Uk 014-69813 Uk

Subjects--Meeting Names:
Siege of The Alamo (San Antonio, Texas : 1836)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)--Siege, 1836.

LC Class. No.: F390 / .T83 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 976.403