The Alamo’s Forgotten Defenders

“Phillip Thomas Tucker, an extraordinary historian and prolific author, is an expert at revealing little-known topics of our nation’s military conflicts. His latest, The Alamo’s Forgotten Defenders: The Irish of the Texas Revolution, 1835-1836, examines the forgotten contribution of Irish immigrants in Revolutionary Texas. In all probability, Irish friends and family members faced each other across the ramparts of the Alamo. Today, few recognize their dedication to faith and their contribution as heroic warriors. Congratulations on another valuable contribution to Texas history.” ~Anthony Zavaleta, University of Texas

“Phillip Thomas Tucker’s The Alamo’s Forgotten Defenders brings to live one of the most fascinating chapters of the Irish-American experience. For the first time and in great detail, the author illuminates the many forgotten contributions and heroic sacrifices of the Irish during the Texas Revolution. Dr. Tucker brilliantly sets forth what is perhaps the most overlooked and remarkable story about the defenders of the Alamo and contributors to revolutionary Texas. This ground-breaking book sheds new light on one of the most celebrated chapters in the annals of American history.” ~Carl Shanahan, President of the Irish American Museum of Washington, D.C.

“Dr. Tucker orchestrates an enlightened and well-documented narrative concerning the Irishmen who fought at the Alamo. The Alamo’s Forgotten Defenders fills in the cultural and social gaps in the well-known Alamo epic. Think of it as a fresh, behind-the-scenes expose of the patriotic men who sacrificed their lives in making the Alamo such a sacred site today.” ~Paul R. Petersen, Distinguished Combat Veteran of Vietnam and Desert Storm and author of Quantrill at Lawrence: The Untold Story

“The Alamo’s Forgotten Defenders uncovers the Irish Catholic undercurrents and the driving mechanisms of Texas history. This masterful endeavor is a historical revelation and an important signpost in this new technological age of knowledge.” ~Mario Marcel Salas, Assistant Professor of Political Science (Retired), University of Texas at San Antonio

“Once again, Phillip Thomas Tucker tackles a unique aspect of the Alamo siege and battle, this time focusing on the garrison and others in Texas who were of Irish descent. It is as important a contribution to Alamo history as it is to genealogy.” ~Gary Zaboly, author of An Altar for Their Sons: The Alamo and the Texas Revolution in Contemporary Newspaper Accounts