Description
Book SynopsisThe first complete military history of the Texas Revolution, drawing on many original Texan and Mexican sources and on-site inspections of almost every battlefield.
Trade ReviewIn
Texian Iliad you smell the smoke of battle. -- Paula Mitchell Marks * Texas Monthly *
Hardin has succeeded admirably in writing a balanced military history of the revolution, making an important contribution to the extensive body of work on the struggle that eventually led to Texas' becoming part of the United States. -- Mike Cox * Austin American-Statesman *
Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. "We Are All Captains and Have Our Views"
- 2. "Not Withstanding Peculiar Circumstances"
- 3. "We Flogged Them Like Hell"
- 4. "The Spectacle Becomes Appalling"
- 5. "Crude Bumpkins. Proud and Overbearing"
- 6. "Scoundrels Abroad and Scoundrels at Home"
- 7. "Determined Valor and Desperate Courage"
- 8. "We Are in a Critical Situation"
- 9. "The Enemy Are Laughing You to Scorn"
- 10. "Nock There Brains Out"
- Photographs and Portraits
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
