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Sep 14, 2014 · The generals explain, in their own words, why various presidents (and their secretaries of state) decided to take us into wars, and the difficulties they had in implementing those decisions. They reveal the frequent disconnects between the politician's points of view, and the boots-on-the-ground realities of the military commanders.
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- 2014-09-14
- Documentary
- William Mapother
Feb 21, 2003 · Gods and Generals: Directed by Ron Maxwell. With Donzaleigh Abernathy, Mark Aldrich, George Allen, Keith Allison. The rise and fall of confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, as he meets with military success against the Union from 1861 to 1863, when he is accidentally killed by his own soldiers.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Ron Maxwell
- 2003-02-21
Gods and Generals is a 2003 American epic war drama film written and directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. [2] It is an adaptation of the 1996 novel of the same name by Jeffrey Shaara [3] and prequel to Maxwell's 1993 film Gettysburg. Most of the film was personally financed by media mogul Ted Turner. [4]
Sep 14, 2014 · For the first time, National Geographic Channel gathers the nation's leading war generals for an unprecedented look at 50 years of military history, from the Vietnam War to America's war on Al-Qaeda. The two-hour special American War Generals reveals never-before-heard stories and insightful opinions from eleven active and retired U.S. Army ...
"Gods and Generals" is the kind of movie beloved by people who never go to the movies, because they are primarily interested in something else--the Civil War, for example--and think historical accuracy is a virtue instead of an attribute. The film plays like a special issue of American Heritage.
64% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings. A sweeping epic charting the early years of the Civil War and how the campaigns unfolded from Manassas I to the Battle of Fredericksburg, this prequel to the ...
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- War, History, Drama
- PG-13
Feb 21, 2003 · The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.
