Eyewitness to the Alamo
- ISBN-10
- 149302843X
- ISBN-13
- 9781493028436
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-02-15
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Bill Groneman
Description
Eyewitness to the Alamo is the actual account of the siege and Battle of the Alamo by those who were present during the attack. This book is the first complete accounting of the Battle of the Alamo by one of our country's foremost authorities on the event.
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