James Donovan

The Blood of Heroes: The 13-Day Struggle for the Alamo--and the Sacrifice That Forged a Nation (2012)

The book starts off slowly. Donovan spends time outlining the backstory of the major players (Bowie, Travis, Crockett, Santa Anna) and a brief history of Texas and Anglos in Texas up to that point.Once Santa Anna and his army start their march north, the narrative picks up. Donovan describes batt...

A Terrible Glory: Custer and the Little Bighorn - the Last Great Battle of the American West (2008)