Siege of the alamo, 1836 southwest landmarks book 2 kindle edition by tinkle, lon. The story of the famed siege of the alamo during the texas revolution, in which a small band of soldiers held off an overwhelming army under the mexican general santa anna long enough to allow the texan army to gather its. Brian keith plays davy crockett and james arness is jim bowie who, although at odds at times with his leader colonel william travis alec baldwin, is able to focus upon the battle against the mexican soldiers. Battle of the alamo thirteen days to glory university of texas unknown stephen l. Dont ignore it, however, just because you know how the battle turns out. Thirteen days to glory is a significantly better representation of the historic battle than its better known namesake. Thirteen days to glory region 2 2 dvd from amazons movies store. The siege and the final assault on the alamo in 1836 constitute the most celebrated military engagement in texas history.
It is also worth noting that this movie was the final film. Thoroughly documented, days to glory also includes a chronology of events from june 30, 1835, when travis, under a secret pact with anglo leaders, drove out the new mexican garrison opposite galveston, to february 23, 1836, when the day siege of the alamo began. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The alamo days to glory 1987 nbc monday night at the. The story of the famed siege of the alamo during the texas revolution. The mexicans have taken over, but they pay tribute to the fallen at the siege of the alamo.
The whole thing reads like a clip job from older and unreliable books like lon tinkles days to glory. The thirteen days of glory timeline created by cdleckey. A few days later, briggle sent over a book by his college professor at southern methodist in dallas. The battle of the alamo as portayed in the movie, the alamo. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Thirteen days to glory tv movie 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Thirteen days to glory extension android drama store format avi online 5k 1987 yr the alamo. In lon tinkle, book editor of the dallas news and a descendant of one of the heroes, there is found the ideal. The thirteen days of glory timeline timetoast timelines. In fact the duke connection goes on to include star james arness, and dukes son ethan wayne.
February 23, 1836, began the siege of the alamo, a day moment in history that turned a ruined spanish mission in the heart of downtown san. The mexican soldiers fired back and the siege of the alamo had begun. With james arness, brian keith, alec baldwin, david ogden stiers. Thirteen days to glory, starring james arness and alec baldwin. It is a story filled with human drama, and lon tinkle captures that drama well in his 1958 book days to glory. The legend of texas 1986, texas 1994, sharpes siege 1996. Lyrics for ballad of the alamo thirteen days of glory by marty robbins. Marty robbins ballad of the alamo thirteen days of. The filming was done on john waynes reconstructed san antonio village of the time at nearby brackettville, texas. Four faces west joel mccrea, frances dee, charles bickford 1948 duration.
A blood with red banner was raised at the top of the bell tower of san fernando church, to be important of that no prisoners would be taken. Sorry only verified members can post on the forums. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Thirteen days to glory produced in 1987 by the finneganpinchuk company for tv, color 35mm negative, 1. The production values are quite good, considering that a substantial amount of the fighting during the siege, including the climactic final attack, were at.
Thirteen days to glory drama putlocker extension 1080p the alamo days to glory westerns video the alamo. Brian keith plays davy crockett and james arness is jim bowie who, although at. It takes a true texan to fully appreciate the merits of this rather pedestrian retelling of a familiar story, but the battle scenes are pretty heady. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading days to glory. To the thirteen days of glory at the siege of alamo. In the southern part of texas in the town of san antone theres a fortress all in ruins th. Thirteen day siege of the alamo linkedin slideshare. Watch the clip titled days of glory for the film the alamo 1960. Neill, commander of the alamo, reported to the acting governor that he had 104 men, but they lacked food or clothing. Against orders and with no help of relief texas patriots led by william travis, jim bowie, and davy crockett defend the alamo against overwhelming mexican forces. Become a better singer in only 30 days, with easy video lessons. Highlights of this film are the battle action scenes.
Thirteen days to glory in 1836, at the alamo 181 texas rebels led by jim bowie, davy crockett and col. It is in between the 1960 john wayne grand spectacular and the more recent thorntonquaid 1996 outing. Thirteen days to glory add to watchlist the legendary last stand of revolutionary texas volunteers at the alamo in 1836 the embattled garrison led by jim bowie and davy crockett. The valor and anguish of the alamo is resurrected in this 80s effort that features a considerably accomplished cast. The thirteenday defense of the alamo by texans who sought to make texas independent from mexico has long since passed into legend. Yet another episode in history has been singled out for a closeup, day to day account, as it actually happened and that one of the most poignant, dramatic events in american history, the siege of the alamo, when 183 determined men waited for reenforcements that never came. William travis make a heroic last stand against the mexican army of several thousand men led by general santa anna. Siege of the alamo, 1836 southwest landmarks book 2. Thirteen days to glory 1987 was made for tv and directed by one of dukes directors, burt kennedy.