Thirteen days to glory, starring james arness and alec baldwin. Thirteen days to glory is a significantly better representation of the historic battle than its better known namesake. Thirteen days to glory 1987 was made for tv and directed by one of dukes directors, burt kennedy. Of the alamos roughly 180 defenders, only were nativeborn texansand 11 of those were mexicanand 50 were europeanborn. To the thirteen days of glory at the siege of alamo. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion learning. The story of the famed siege of the alamo during the texas revolution. Thirteen days to glory region 2 2 dvd from amazons movies store.
Find marty robbins ballad of the alamo lyrics and search for marty robbins. In fact the duke connection goes on to include star james arness, and dukes son ethan wayne. 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. 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. The whole thing reads like a clip job from older and unreliable books like lon tinkles days to glory. 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. Jim bowie james arness, davy crockett brian keith and about 185 others face thousands of santa annas raul julia troops at the texas fort in 1836. Marty robbins ballad of the alamo thirteen days of. Brian keith plays davy crockett and james arness is jim bowie who, although at.
In lon tinkle, book editor of the dallas news and a descendant of one of the heroes, there is found the ideal. Listen to ballad of the alamo thirteen days of glory from marty robbinss under western skies for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. It is also worth noting that this movie was the final film. The legend of texas 1986, texas 1994, sharpes siege 1996. Thirteen days to glory 1987 burt kennedy, peter werner on allmovie the valor and anguish of the alamo is resurrected. Alec baldwin, james arness, brian keith, lee majors. Watch the clip titled days of glory for the film the alamo 1960. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The siege and the final assault on the alamo in 1836 constitute the most celebrated military engagement in texas history. Against orders and with no help of relief texas patriots led by. The filming was done on john waynes reconstructed san antonio village of the time at nearby brackettville, texas. The thirteenday defense of the alamo by texans who sought to make texas independent from mexico has long since passed into legend.
It is a story filled with human drama, and lon tinkle captures that drama well in his 1958 book days to glory. The valor and anguish of the alamo is resurrected in this 80s effort that features a considerably accomplished cast. The production values are quite good, considering that a substantial amount of the fighting during the siege, including the climactic final attack, were at. 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.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Battle of the alamo thirteen days to glory mexican american war, early american. With james arness, brian keith, alec baldwin, david ogden stiers. Lyrics for ballad of the alamo thirteen days of glory by marty robbins. It is in between the 1960 john wayne grand spectacular and the more recent thorntonquaid 1996 outing. In the southern part of texas in the town of san antone theres a fortress all in ruins th.
My etsy shop is open with pdf downloads including june. Dont ignore it, however, just because you know how the battle turns out. The thirteen days of glory timeline timetoast timelines. The 1987 nbc television miniseries about the 1836 battle of the alamo starring james arness as james bowie, brian keith as davy crockett. Listen online and get new recommendations, only at. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. The siege of the alamo volume 2 southwest landmarks tinkle, lon on.