Bridges: Texan Clara Driscoll and the preservation of the Alamo
In the meantime, Driscoll also embarked on a modest writing career, penning the novels The Girl of La Gloria in 1905 and In ...
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COMMENTARY: Yes, we should remember the Alamo
No one is trying to topple the Alamo quite yet, but a new revisionist book on the foundational event of Texas history partakes of the iconoclastic spirit of our time. The book, titled “Forget the ...
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Survivor Stories
On March 6, 1836, nearly 1800 soldiers in the Mexican army of Antonio López de Santa Anna brutally attacked the Alamo after a 13-day siege. Fewer than 200 men stood inside to defend the fort ...
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The Alamo Scouts
The Alamo Scouts — formally known as the U.S. Sixth Army Special Reconnaissance Unit — were an elite fighting force in World War II. Their mission: to go behind enemy lines. These daring men ...