What Was the Alamo?By: Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ Illustrator: David Groff Series: What Was? "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