The Buccaneer 1958
[rating:2.0] The Buccaneer (1958) spends too much time on romance than the struggle to defeat the British at New Orleans during the War of 1812. Read More...
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[rating:2.5] More of a love story than a war movie, the Buccaneer (1938) is an entertaining and relatively accurate look at the New Orleans campaign during the War of 1812. Read More...
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The British Navy was permitted to press any British citizen anywhere in the world for service on a warship. This irritating procedure became a serious problem during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815),...
View ArticleMan of Conquest
[rating:2.0] Although the film covers the entire Texan Revolution, it is presented as a chapter in the life of Sam Houston, so viewers will actually learn little about the revolution, especially since...
View ArticleDavy Crockett King of the Wild Frontier
[rating:2.5] Initially, three episodes that were shown as the Disney television miniseries Davy Crockett, the movie presents Crockett as a frontiersman, congressman and one of the defenders of the...
View ArticleThe Texan Revolution (1835-1836)-Part I
A podcast on the Texan Revolution (1835-1836)-Part I. Read More...
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A page listing all of the essays and movie reviews on the Texan Revolution (1835-1836). Read More...
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View ArticleGone To Texas (1986)
[rating:3.0] Gone To Texas is an astonishing faithful presentation of Sam Houston's life, although the fictional version is a more dynamic individual than the real man. Sadly, while the script is...
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