He makes an exciting escape and sees the capture of San Antonio.
The Texan Scouts Ned Fulton and his friends are right in the midst of exciting events that keep the reader continually on edge.

The battle of the Alamo is the climax of the story.
The Texan Triumph The duel of skill and courage between Ned and Urrea, his young Mexican enemy, furnishes pages of excitement.

The battle of San Jacinto, which secured Texan Independence, and the capture of Santa Anna by five Texans is vividly described.
_The World War Series_ Mr.Altsheler, who was in Vienna the day war was declared on Servia, in Munich when war was declared against Russia, and in England when the British forces were mobilising, has given in three volumes the impressions he gained at the places of action during the world crisis.
The Guns of Europe A young American, unable to reach home, enlists with the Allies where he sees active service from the beginning.

The story closes with the fierce fighting which preceded the retreat of the Germans from Paris.
The Forest of Swords The hero finds himself in Paris with Phillip Lannes, his friend, and the Germans only fifteen miles away.

Finally the enemy is turned back at the Marne, a battle in which John and Phillip are actively engaged.
The Hosts of the Air The pretty young sister of Phillip is seized by the enemy and carried into Austria.