Texas' "Thirteen Days of Glory."

Santa Anna ponders the Alamo:



This snippet is taken from the back cover of The Eagle: The Autobiography of Santa Anna. Edited by Ann Fears Crawford.

"The filibusters, as was their plan, defended themselves relentlessly.

"Not one soldier showed signs of wanting yo surrender, and with fierceness and valor, they died fighting....

"Not a single man in the Alamo was left alive.

"At the battle's end, the fort was a terrible sight to behold; it would have moved less sensitive men than myself..."