Which of these facts are true?
It was a mission built by the Spanish in the 1700s
It was the site of a long and deadly battle
It was the cradle of Texas liberty
“Remember the Alamo!” is still a rallying cry more than 175 years after the siege in Texas, where a small band of men held off about two thousand soldiers of the Mexican Army for twelve days. The Alamo was a crucial turning point in the Texas Revolution, and led to the creation of the Republic of Texas. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, young readers will relive this famous moment in Texas history.
「勿忘阿拉莫！」這句口號在阿拉莫之戰發生超過一百七十五年後仍然歷久不衰。這場發生在德克薩斯的圍城戰中，一小群人奮力抵抗約兩千名試圖攻城的墨西哥士兵，雙方共對峙了十二天。阿拉莫之戰是德克薩斯獨立戰爭的轉捩點，並促成德克薩斯共和國建國。全書有八十張黑白插畫及十六頁的黑白相片穿插其間，讓讀者能夠重溫德克薩斯歷史上著名的一刻。