Phillip Thomas Tucker, chief historian of the 81st Training Wing, Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, is the author/editor of several Civil War titles, including The 1862 Plot to Kidnap Jefferson Davis.
While it's long been known that some of the garrison attempted to
escape as the Mexican infantry overran the improvised fortress,
using long-overlooked Mexican and American evidence, including
military reports, letters, and oral testimony, Tucker concludes
that perhaps as many as half the dead may have been cut down by
Mexican cavalry as they attempted to escape on foot. “A work likely
to stir much controversy in some circles, and a necessary read for
anyone interested in the Texas war for independence.”
*STRATEGY PAGE*
.... Tucker seemingly goes all out to dispel the many myths
surrounding the Alamo and presents us with some controversial
insights into what motivated and sustained both the defenders of
the Alamo and their assialants.
*Miniature Wargames*
Readers who enjoy detailed battle writing should like Tucker’s
text.
*The Journal of America’s Military Past*
As Tucker provides long-overdue corrections to the Alamo story
unknown to most readers, this should be read by scholars and lay
readers alike. . . .
*LIBRARY JOURNAL*
Reignites the never ending controversy over the last stand myth vs.
the historical record, which indicates most defenders died after
breaking out from Santa Anna’s pre-dawn attack.
*American History*
An eye opening reappraisal of what really happened during the Alamo
siege, final assault and aftermath. . . . Tucker’s well researched
account dramatically rewrites long-accepted history and shatters
some of the most cherished and enduring myths about the 1836
battle.
*Armchair General*
It is refreshing for historians to challenge the conventions of
history, even if their interpretations only contribute to the
existing controversy.
*ARMY Magazine*
Those convinced that the 1836 Alamo battle was a heroic last stand
will hate this book. Readers open to new interpretations, however,
will find compelling arguments within its well-researched pages.
The author, a historian who has written or edited many books
involving 19th-century military campaigns, believes the Alamo
defenders were overwhelmed in a surprise night attack, not a
daylight assault, and many of them died outside the fort while
trying to escape through Mexican lines.
*THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS*
Today, most people will have in their mind the 1960 film version of
the battle in which John Wayne played Davy Crockett. . . . This has
helped to promote the image of a fervent band of freedom fighters
standing up to the Mexican dictator and inflicting huge casualties
upon overwhelming forces in a gallant stand. In fact, as the
author’s carefully researched book proves, the defenders were
panic-stricken and fleeing as Santa Anna’s dawn attack swept over
them in barely 20 minutes. . . . To a British reader, what is most
striking is how much the ‘race’ issue mattered then and apparently
still does now. . . . The Texans of 1836 supported slavery and were
to fight a bitter civil war a generation later over the issue,
while Mexico had abolished it a dozen years earlier. Who was then
the liberator?
*MILITARY ILLUSTRATED*
... as the author’s carefully researched book proves, the defenders
were panic stricken and fleeing as Santa Anna’s dawn attack swept
over them in barely 20 minutes.
*Military Illustrated*
…demonstrates a mastery and understanding…Readers who enjoy
detailed battle writing should like Tucker’s text…members who are
interested in the story of the Alamo and on the creation and
veneration of myth in American History should read…
*Journal of America’s Military Past*
Challenges conventional Alamo studies . . .
*Southwestern Historical Quarterly*
Tucker claims the defenders were overwhelmed in a night attack, and
many were killed running away. Most were in bed when the Mexicans
breached the walls. And, contrary to the 1960 movie, John Wayne was
nowhere to be seen.
*www.guardian.co.uk*
Using recently discovered Mexican accounts of the battle, the
historian wrote that the defenders of the Alamo in the war for
Texan independence did not die defending their garrison under
brilliant sunlight. Instead, the Mexicans launched a surprise
pre-dawn attack, climbing the walls under cover of darkness and
causing mayhem in the fort while most of its defenders were still
asleep.
*www.dailymail.co.uk*
I disagree with many things in Exodus from the Alamo but it
deserves a reading.
*THE ALAMO JOURNAL*
An interesting, detailed study. Recommended.
*CHOICE*
…uses recently discovered Mexican accounts and archaeological and
forensic evidence to break down the “Last Stand Myth”…By recounting
the Battle from a new point of view, Tucker attempts to break down
the racism against the Tejano and Mexican people fueled by Alamo
legends.
*Universitas, Saint Louis University*
According to author Phillip Thomas Tucker, recently discovered
Mexican accounts show the final battle in lasted as little at 20
minutes. In his book, Exodus from the Alamo, Tucker says the
Mexicans surprised the Texan defenders as they slept and Crockett
was executed after being captured.
*www.pretorianews.co.za*
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