Oliver Loving and Charles Goodnight made history in 1866, and 120 years later Larry McMurtry made them legends The story of Loving and Goodnight influenced Texas Western writer Larry McMurtry to write one of the most authentic and influential western saga’s of our time, Lonesome Dove.
Category: Historical Movies Worth A Damn
The Last Valley
H/T WRSA
John Adams: Scenes from the Mini-Series
JOHN ADAMS: SCENES FROM THE MINI-SERIES This is one of my favorite miniseries, Here are a few clips from it that are relevant for this weekend, culminating in the scene where they vote. The actual vote took place 245 years ago today, July 2nd. Being we are two days from Independence Day, I would…
Know Your WW1 History: April 25, 1915 – WWI Allied Troops Land in Gallipoli
April 25, 1915 – WWI Allied Troops Land in Gallipoli Excellent overview of the Gallipoli campaign debacle. It is important to note that some historians have attempted to lay the blame of this military tragedy solely at Winston Churchill’s feet (who at the time was the Lord of the Admiralty) but this is not…
Beowulf: The Epic in Performance – Benjamin Bagby, voice and medieval harp
H/T Survive the Jive Beowulf: The Epic in Performance – Benjamin Bagby, voice and medieval harp — Survival Homestead
Know Your Military History: Intimate Enemies
Intimate Enemies (L’ennemi intime) 2007 A French Film with english sub-titles, this movie tracks a French Army Platoon in 1959 during the Algerian War of Independence, which in terms of studying Guerilla Warfare is a red letter date event. When studying how Guerilla Warfare has changed, one of the re-occurring themes you will come across again…
Historical Films Worth A Damn: Beowulf and Grendel (2005)
There have been may versions of this Old Norse story/poem told through the ages and although this one did not get a lot of fanfare or love from “critics” when it was released in 2005, I personally think it is one of the most authentic Fantasy/Viking movies made in the last twenty years. It is…