In the beginning, the Texans felt they could win the battle. However, as time wore on and the Mexican army increased and no reinforcements arrived, the Texans made a vow to fight until the bitter end to honor their belief that Texas should be independent from Mexican rule. They felt they were defending Texas and the Texan way of life and decided to stand up for their beliefs rather than run
Traute Grier explained her experiences as her being scared of the Russians. She felt nothing could ever be worse than falling into the hands of her Russian enemies that had, just three years prior, taken down Berlin. She is telling this in first person point of view, reliving her own experiences.
