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Ebook About "A philosophical and spiritual defense of the premodern world, of the tragic view, of physical courage, and of masculinity and self-sacrifice in an age when those ancient virtues are too often caricatured and dismissed." —Victor Davis Hanson Award-winning author Michael Walsh celebrates the masculine attributes of heroism that forged American civilization and Western culture by exploring historical battles in which soldiers chose death over dishonor in Last Stands: Why Men Fight When All Is Lost.In our contemporary era, men are increasingly denied their heritage as warriors. A survival instinct that’s part of the human condition, the drive to wage war is natural. Without war, the United States would not exist. The technology that has eased manual labor, extended lifespans, and become an integral part of our lives and culture has often evolved from wartime scientific advancements. War is necessary to defend the social and political principles that define the virtues and freedoms of America and other Western nations. We should not be ashamed of the heroes who sacrificed their lives to build a better world. We should be honoring them.The son of a Korean War veteran of the Inchon landing and the battle of the Chosin Reservoir with the U.S. Marine Corps, Michael Walsh knows all about heroism, valor, and the call of duty that requires men to fight for something greater than themselves to protect their families, fellow countrymen, and most of all their fellow soldiers. In Last Stands, Walsh reveals the causes and outcomes of more than a dozen battles in which a small fighting force refused to surrender to a far larger force, often dying to the last man.From the Spartans’ defiance at Thermopylae and Roland’s epic defense of Charlemagne’s rear guard at Ronceveaux Pass, through Santa Anna’s siege of the Alamo defended by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie to the skirmish at Little Big Horn between Crazy Horse’s Sioux nation and George Armstrong Custer’s Seventh Calvary, to the Soviets’ titanic struggle against the German Wehrmacht at Stalingrad, and more, Walsh reminds us all of the debt we owe to heroes willing to risk their lives against overwhelming odds—and how these sacrifices and battles are not only a part of military history but our common civilizational heritage.Book Last Stands: Why Men Fight When All Is Lost Review :
I received this book, with great anticipation, and decided to begin with Chapter VIII: The Alamo (1836) and Camaron (1863). I was disgusted with what I believe is Walsh's inaccurate (politically correct?) and deprecatory treatment of the Alamo. Before launching into my critique, readers should be forewarned that Walsh's actual description of the Alamo siege/battle occupies one paragraph out of fourteen pages. Yes, that's it.The chapter begins with introductory information about exploration, England and Spain's rivalry, colonization, and so forth. He got at least one part right: the English came to settle; the Spanish came to plunder. Rambling on, Walsh later declares that the "American settlers, called Texians, essentially seized Mexican territory by force of eminent domain …." After a few more paragraphs, he asserts that the "...Texians were clearly in the wrong …." In fact, "... the Texians at the Alamo under Travis may have been fighting for an illegal and perhaps even immoral cause …." Let's get to the facts.The Spanish government w-e-l-c-o-m-e-d "Anglo-Saxon" colonization in 1821 because the Comanches posed a continual threat (as Walsh alludes to), and Spaniards/Mexicans were no longer moving to Texas. Simply put, the colonists would provide a buffer between Spanish settlers and marauding Indians (and that war with the Comanches, lasting into the 1860s, was brutal, with atrocities committed by both sides). The government did not even require conversion to Catholicism. The empresario, Stephen F. Austin (Walsh labels him a "troublemaker," but fails to explain why) actually enforced strict character requirements (e.g., no drunkards, gamblers, etc.). Most settlers came for the same reason hordes of settlers have moved for centuries - the chance to acquire cheap land. Austin located hundreds of families in ten years. In those ten years, they established more towns than the Spanish had in three hundred. It was all legal; the government continued to issue patents (although Walsh writes that "The Mexican government, … not only turned a blind eye to the influx of American settlers … but also encouraged them at times." However, according to Fehrenbach, the colonists swore an oath - preserved in Spanish records - to their new country!) The new Republic of Mexico established a liberal and well received Constitution in 1824. Among other benefits, it paved the way for Texas to become a distinct Mexican state with a degree of autonomy. So far, so good. However, an 1830 decree, authored by an avowed "North American hater" (Fehrenbach), provided for the settlement of Mexican convicts in Texas, collection of taxes and customs (Texians were previously exempt), and other authoritarian measures. Ok. Their game, their rules. But the Texians grew concerned. Then Mexico began to send bodies of troops which were quartered in Texian settlements. (Is this at all reminiscent of the prelude to an earlier struggle in American history? If you agree, you are way ahead of Walsh). It gets worse. His name was Santa Anna. He became absolute dictator, abolished the Constitution of 1824, and ordered the Texians to be disarmed. Oh, and in 1835, he brutally suppressed a revolt in Zacatecas, and allowed his soldiers to "enjoy" two days of rape and pillage. Despite their awareness of this atrocity, many Texians maintained their loyalty to the Mexican government. However, the Mexicans continued to turn the screws. A violent act by a Mexican soldier, the incident over the famous "Come and Take It" cannon, and the rest is history. So, "seizure by force," "clearly in the wrong," "immoral"? I don't think so. And by the way, when is it ever "immoral" to overthrow a ruthless dictator?Lastly, I felt Walsh smeared Travis by claiming he was "too stiff-necked to surrender." Surrender?! The besieging Mexican army flew the popularly understood red flag of "No Quarter" from an easily visible church roof top for days. While Travis did answer the Mexican demand to "surrender at discretion," with a cannon blast, Mexican General Filisola later wrote that Travis was aware that the only acceptable terms were unconditional surrender, "... without guarantees, not even for life itself, since there should be no guarantees for traitors." And, in fact, Colonel Fannin's 400 man command, which Travis had previously pleaded for and been refused, was surrounded near Goliad three weeks after the Alamo. There they surrendered, were disarmed, and all - including wounded - massacred. I'll end with Walsh's mention of "other accounts," and their suggestion that Crockett surrendered, and was murdered upon Santa Anna's order. What accounts? Is he using the 2004 movie where Billy Bob Thornton - playing Crockett - surrendered, and yelled out threatening that he was a screamer before being murdered! (Eye roll). I know there are a handful of Mexican accounts, but Walsh includes NO bibliography, so we'll never know. Nonetheless, Wallace Chariton's "Exploring the Alamo Legends" (available on Amazon) eviscerates these "other accounts." And Wallace addresses Bowie and Travis too.I have freely quoted/paraphrased T.R. Fehrenbach's classic evenhanded 700+ page book, "Lone Star," and S. Hardin's "Texian Iliad." Both works are available from Amazon. I highly recommend them.Remember the Alamo. The author’s Introduction should neither be skipped nor skimmed, as it outlines the purpose of the book. I will warn you that the author does not hold back in presenting his ideas, and it is a certainty he will ruffle some feathers while others will nod their heads in fervent agreement. This book talks about the ancient values that men held dear, values that are caught in a push-pull situation in today’s world. To quote the author, “…the natural state of man is war. Our most fundamental myths and legends concern war, not peace.” No matter what one thinks, controversy is good and spurs growth. Or, at the very least, scintillating conversation.Author Michael Walsh has assembled a book of “Last Stands,” and goes into depth on each of the selected battles explaining why, even though there is no hope of winning, men continue to fight. True, this has been done before, and multiple times on some of these stories. Where Mr. Wash’s book stands apart is his attention to detail and doing everything he can to inject a humanism into each chapter. He does this through numerous footnotes, giving the reader additional information that, while it may not pertain to furthering the current point, it does provide side information about the combatants. In other words, rather than reduce the people to nothing more than pieces on a chessboard, the author allows us to see different facets of their personalities and traits and thus gain greater insight into their actions.Personally, I was happy to see some of the very early battles. While I knew the basic stories, it was interesting to flesh out my knowledge of these events in history, especially since each had (or missed out on having) an effect on the world going forward. Mr. Walsh takes the time to point out the possibilities. Some of them (Custer’s Last Stand, for instance) had much greater implications than I had ever considered before. The author also visits the much-repeated truism, that history repeats itself. For instance, when discussing the end of the Roman Empire, he states it “…illustrated the folly of a declining native birth rate and generous immigration from inimical lands and peoples.” Ruffling feathers, indeed.Overall, very interesting and chockful of knowledge and informative trivia. Five stars.My thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for a complimentary electronic copy of this book. 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