30th August: Rapunzel.
In 1862 in Northern Virginia, however, Major General John Pope was about to get his long awaited comeuppance. Lee was ready to take the offensive against the man he had come to despise, for his over confident bombast and disregard and disrespect of Virginia and the men he had come east to command.
Not heeding his subordinates’ requests for caution, Pope tried once again to break Jackson’s battered Corps(one Brigade did break, but others plugged the gap). On the union far left were only two brigades of Infantry and they were to be assailed by ten times their number. Three Southern Divisions, Hood’s, Kemper’s and Jones’ crashed onto the field, making short work of the outnumbered Northern troops.
Pope did well to recognise the danger when it appeared and sent four Brigades from three different Divisions to hold at Henry House Hill on his left. Remember this was ground fought over 13 months ago, by much the same men and officers, although most were now promoted.
This time around there would be no rout. Understandably, there was much jubilation on the side of the Southerners and a great loss of morale on the Northern side. This sense of martial superiority, begun last Summer at 1st Manassas, was to continue and come to a head on the field of Gettysburg another Summer from now.
One of the best war movies
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finally you tube posted some clips of one of my favorite war movies this is Kursk one of 5 movies made covering different battles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1mFwE4MAN0&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_7HNqdEWwo&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsnCKE3S8nI&mode=related&search=
This series was originally made with english subtitles and the Germans spoke German/ brits spoke english but this version has it redubbed all in Russian.
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Amazing production and camera work for a 60’s film.
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You would be amazed how much all the germans look like the original including Hitler himself.
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I have not had time to check the links posted but while on the topic of best war movies, I would vote Patton. Screw all those special effects, ill take oscar winning (and refusal to accept) Georce C. Scott. That entire movie is amazing just to simply watch him portray Patton. I heard Patton in real life actually had a higher pithed voice and it would someone squeak. He was pretty embarrassed about it
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