The Siege of San Antonio de Bexar began in October 1835 and culminated in the Battle of Bexar December 5-9, 1835, the only major success for the Texans other than San Jacinto. Barr describes the Texan and Mexican armies and explores the impact of this campaign on the military strategies of 1836.
Compiles translations of published accounts by five Mexican participants in the Texas Revolution: Antonio López de Santa Anna, Ramón Martínez Caro, Vicente Filisola, José Urrea, and José María Tornel.
Provides in chronological order letters, documents and other first-hand accounts dated from Dec. 9, 1835 through March 17, 1836. Some are edited while others are presented literally. Temporarily out of print.
Davis explores the lives of Crockett, Bowie and Travis and what brought them to Texas.
Wallace Woolsey translates the memoirs of Vicente Filisola, 2nd in command of the Mexican troops in Texas. Volume I, the Spanish colonial period through 1833;Volume II, 1834 through May 1836.
Dimmick’s study helps to create a real understanding about what to the Mexican Army following Santa Anna’s disastrous defeat at San Jacinto. This book is a “must” for students of the Texas Revolution.
Provides short biographical accounts of members of the Alamo garrison, including the women and children sheltered there. The second part includes quotations from letters and personal diaries left by the defenders.
Contemporary correspondence (letters, diaries, memoirs) and newspaper accounts are printed in chronological order. The last chapter places some participants in the 1836 Battle for the Alamo in the mission complex according to eyewitness accounts.
An introduction to the Spanish mission system and an in-depth history of the five missions of San Antonio.
Hansen has compiled the most comprehensive single-volume book on the Alamo to date that brings together more than 800 pages of accounts related to the siege and battle.
Hardin provides a careful analysis of the military aspects of the Texas Revolution. Excellent illustrations of the Alamo and the progression of the Mexican attack.
Original Texian and Mexican accounts describe the events preceding and during the battle in this thirteen-day chronology annotated and analyzed by Huffines.
Volumes 3 and 4 deal specifically with the Alamo. Not readily available but useful for primary source material.
Lord’s book, although more than 40 years old, remains a standard narrative account of the siege and battle.
A compilation of accounts of the Battle of the Alamo by Tejanos, native Texans of Mexican descent. Taken from unpublished documents and published sources.
Although others have discussed New Orleans’ involvement in the Texas Revolution, no other author has done such a thorough job to date. Miller makes it clear that New Orleans businessmen had a stake in the success of the revolt.
Moore chronicles the weeks leading up to the Battle of San Jacinto. His account and description of the battle is well crafted.
A detailed visual history of the Alamo from its founding to the modern era. Artists' renderings and conceptions and photographs illustrate the changes to the Alamo and its surroundings over time.
A narrative of the Texas Revolution, focusing on the Battle of the Alamo. Includes brief biographies of notable figures, lists, and short sections on political events, military matters, and legends.
This account of the Texas Revolution by an officer of the Mexican Army details many of the events of the military campaign.
The edited memoirs and selected correspondence of an important figure in Texas history that includes his eyewitness accounts of events during the Texas Revolution.
Winders’ explains the events and conditions in text that resulted in the siege and battle. His analysis of the Texas Revolution is a must for students of the Alamo.
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