The Alamo and the Texas War for Independence

This is the second best summary military history of the war of 1835-36, the first best being Stephen Hardin's _Texian Iliad_. The story of this conflict, far from being minor, can be seen to be among the most important of the nineteenth century when its eventual effects are taken into account. There were far-reaching issues that military histories like these two are not intended to treat. The best introduction to those issues is the Texas Declaration of Independence, which obviously owes a lot to the American declaration of 1776, but is still specific to Texas in 1836.

This has to be the best book on the subject. Well laid out and well done. Anything less than 5 stars is an underestimate of just how good this book is.

Nofi's book is a particularly well researched and documented work on the fight for Texas Independence from Mexico. A wealth of information is packed into slightly more than 200 pages. It is written without bias and takes a look at some of the many legends of this struggle and seperates fact from fiction. The numerous sidebars within this book offer additional insight to the persons involved, weapons systems, order of battle, and other interesting subjects that give the reader a wider view of was happening during that era. The book is a recommended read and would be impressive for anyone even vaguely interested in Texas history.