This is a thorough reconstruction of the Battle of the Alamo--and is as close as the modern reader is likely to get to how the action unfolded during the famous siege of 1836 that pitted Mexicans led by General Santa Anna against a Texan force that included James Bowie and Davy Crockett. Todd Hansen relies on firsthand accounts from all sides to retell the thirteen-day siege that remains a celebrated event in American as well as Texas history. This revised edition incorporates more accounts that help give an even fuller depiction of the events of February and March 1836.