Robert Duvall! James Arness! Bruce Boxleitner! Alex Hyde-White GODS & GENERALS, HOW THE WEST WAS WON

[@andymckane7271]

Another winner! Excellent "interview" if one can call it that. But Bruce Boxleitner, a man I've only seen thus far in The Gambler series, does a fabulous job together with you. I'm deeply impressed by what Boxleitner knows about so many westerns and the Civil War. This man makes a wonderful guest! Thank you very much!

[@EldenSmith]

It's ok Rob. Bruce can go on and on I enjoy listening to his enthusiasm with sharing his time in acting on these movies and shows....and talking about the ones that he enjoys to watch as well. 😉👍

[@tanyarobinson2098]

I fell for Robert Duvall in Lonesome Dove!! That was a wonderful miniseries!!

[@waynegilchrist1596]

Bruce Boxleitner is always a treat and I love how he related all the historical events and the irony of the 9/11 and the Battle of Antietam and the at the time events of 9/11 and the affects on the film crew as well as our nation. Thanks Rob.

[@hiramnoone]

Yeah, Boxleitner is always fun, well spoken and informative. Good actor and a good man too, it would seem.

[@waynegilchrist1596]

@@hiramnoone yes, we can only be sure of death and taxes but until we're shocked to find out different and Hollywood has it's share of scandals and surprises but he sure seems like one of finest gentleman in the business. I've always liked him and I knew he was in a lot of roles but until Rob Word started featuring him I would have never knew he was such a versatile actor.

[@AWordonWesterns]

I'm sure glad I could "share" Bruce with y'all!

[@tonycollinsworth7393]

Yes he was very enjoyable to listen to and a good actor

[@KyleCowden]

I love that you publish these Rob. These make me nostalgic for my youth seeing Westerns in theaters with my dad and going to Frontier City U.S.A. To meet my favorites like Clu Gallagher and Doug McClure. It makes this old man feel good knowing you're there to preserve this history and you relate like a friend and not just a host. Bruce's poignant insights on filming during one of the worst days since the War Between the States was moving. I was on duty in Dallas when 9/11 happened and how we watched in silent horror and then got to work shoring up our own OPSEC will stay with me forever.

[@TVaughan667]

Wow! I haven't heard "Manifest Destiny" in a long time, and to be used in proper context shows that Bruce is a true student of history. Thanks, Rob.

[@johnwesley8327]

Wonderful video, (again) Bruce Boxleitner is not only a great actor but also an educated, intelligent speaker. Thanks for another great interview and giving us all a chance to hear the stories behind the scenes!

[@marshasullivan4074]

Wow how fantastic ! Amazing insight and opinions. Thank you for featuring these wonderful actors. Will have to search these movies. Love that era in American history. Just hated it when this episode ended !!!! Thank you.

[@alan30189]

Great stuff. I always liked Bruce Boxleitner, ever since “How the West Was Won.”

[@thedoxinator3934]

Rob, yet another great interview…👍 I have both movies Gettysburg & of Gods & Generals in my collection

[@fixedgearfever69]

Imagine finding you here. I doubt Dave was much into westerns.

[@thedoxinator3934]

@@fixedgearfever69 hey JS ….no Dave was not a western fan , he liked vodka & puppets & LOVED YT …lol Good seeing you around the tubes

[@PatrolOfficer161]

Another great show! Keep up the good work! Get as many of these guys as you can before they're all gone.

[@sammychicken4290]

Hi Rob, I was just re watching the Cimaron Strip episode again, when this episode popped up on my news feed. Ironically, earlier today I watched Robert Duval & Clint Walker in a western. Robert Duval is such a versatile, good & strong actor. Thank you so much. Kind regards from Adelaide, South Australia 🇦🇺 ✨.

[@beevee4445]

Joe Kidd... Excellent movie!

[@gregdavis19]

I’ve never heard of this film, but I will find it and watch it. Thank you, Rob and Bruce.

[@craigtittsworth9440]

Excellent interviews, I'm a big Civil War buff, & God's & Generals was an EXCELLENT movie ( I do have the Directors cut DVD.) Thank you for posting!

[@tiberiustavares2734]

Thank you, really enjoyed this interview.

[@AWordonWesterns]

Glad you enjoyed it,TT

[@richb313]

Thanks Rob for more behind the scenes interviews from some of the most significant even if not widely popular films and westerns of all time.

[@Nimgimmer1492]

Thanks for doing this one, Rob. "Gettysburg" and "G&G" are two of my favorite films, and I was lucky enough to see them when they came out, on the big screen. The critics savaged the latter film, but a little research into their reviews just illustrates how several of them had not first done their homework on the people/era depicted in "G&G." I'm glad you had Alex on as well . . . I loved "Ironclads" when it aired on TNT. Still wish I could find both it and "The Hunley" on DVD, but haven't had any luck.

[@kathykit7629]

I loved Gettysburg and Gods and Generals. I think with Gods and General some thought the dialogue was rather formal. I thought it captured the respectful formality and gentility of the time period. Being a history buff, I have been to Gettysburg and other battlefields. The films captured the subject beautifully. Great to see Bruce and Alex. Really enjoyed this one.

[@joansmith5870]

This was a unique and enjoyable episode. In addition to Bruce describing inside information about filming and the other actors I also received an interesting history lesson. Thank you.

[@AWordonWesterns]

Glad you enjoyed it, Joan.

[@OdeeOz]

More great behind the scenes insight from Mr. Boxleitner, and yourself, Rob! I saw that Stephen Lang, (another very underrated actor) is reprising his role in the upcoming _Avatar_ films. (Cowboys & Indians in space?) ️☺️👍 Hey Rob, did you know that Turner leased a lot of horses for _Gods and Generals_ from Marriott Ranch Stables in Virginia? Sam Elliott went down there to look the herd over, and hand picked the one he wanted to ride. Heck of a great guy that Sam is. Down to Earth and very affable. ️👍👍& 5️⃣🌟

[@melindawhite5675]

I love this channel and it’s one of my great finds in the last 6 months. Rob, you do amazing interviews. There are a few ppl whom I would love to see you interview. Gary Clarke and Randy Boone would be an awesome pair to interview. Also, Buck Taylor! I bet he could tell some stories about Ken Curtis, James Arness and Doc. 😂😊

[@AWordonWesterns]

Thanks, Melinda. Buck and I have tried several times to make it work with his schedule. We will keep trying. I agree. Both Gary and Randy would be welcome AWOW guests.

[@wesmcgee1648]

I saw Gettysburg but missed this one. I'll have to look it up. Good to see Bruce as usual. As to the mention of Horse Soldiers, the dentist whom a very drunk Duke and Bill Holden visited in Shreveport Louisiana, was my grandmother's dentist. I remember he told the story numerous times to his patients. ( the story Stephanie Powers told was fairly accurate, although I think she thought they didn't actually visit a dentist).

[@marbleman52]

Wes Mcgee...That is a very interesting bit of history...thanks for sharing it...!!

[@thomasparnell1025]

Bruce Boxleitner has to be My Favorite guest on WOW; Such a Nice Man, Very Talented, & A Great Story teller. Hope he gets to Make More appearances!

[@mjemigh3304]

Another fine interview collection! I guess I need to see, "Gods and Generals." All I knew about it until today was Dylan's song, "Cross the Green Mountain." Thanks!!

[@devilsden2283]

Excellent track as well as Mary Fahls beautifully done "Going Home" the opening track of the film....

[@Eaglerow77]

I am best friends with one of the Confederate actors on this movie. he's from Lexington, KY. And Robert Duvall let him take a personal photo of him in his actors chair in uniform and give it to me. I actually lived in Louisville, KY back then. I have that huge photo in my album and will pass it down to my sons..thanks for doing this video Rob. Thank you.. PS.Correction : my friend is a Re-enactor in the business for decades along with his brother. THANK YOU.!

[@jenniferwise8515]

Actor or extra aka re enactor?

[@Eaglerow77]

@@jenniferwise8515 I made an extended edit to my post about my good friend..Thank you.

[@jenniferwise8515]

@@Eaglerow77 tell your friend, thanks. Cast and crew have said it could not have been so great without well informed re enacters bringing their own stuff.

[@kathydudley8324]

Wonderful history and recollections from Bruce . Especially the fact filming was during when 9/11 occurred.

[@BoonOrBust]

Thanks for bringing this time in our history and keeping real. Like your preface piece very informative

[@pauljnolan1000]

Rob, I always enjoy your work. Thank you very much.

[@AWordonWesterns]

Thank you, Paul. Much appreciated.

[@johnnewcomb534]

Great interview with Mr.Boxleitner and your knowledge so am buying the recommended directors cuts

[@davidhosscowart5849]

Great clip! Love these longer videos where more than just snippets are shown and heard.

[@AWordonWesterns]

Glad you like them, Hoss.

[@danielcombs3207]

The scene that really made me think about the insanity of war was when Bing Russell has his leg sawed off. It was a totally realistic and bone chilling depiction of the horror of a amputation during the Civil War.

[@hiramnoone]

One of Ford's signature lighter moments in The Horse Soldiers comes in depicting that incident of those young cadets attacking John Wayne's cavalry detachment, when Wayne, not wanting to fire on what amounted to a bunch of children, orders a retreat. And when one of his guys having captured one of these kids asks Wayne what to do with him? Wayne says to the soldier, "Spank him!" That film BTW, while rife with historical liberties taken, was based on an actual Cavalry raid that occurred just as depicted during the battle of Vicksburg. Starting at LaGrange Tennessee made up of 1700 mounted soldiers, riding south to an attack on Newton Station in Mississippi to cut off Confederate rail lines in order to block reinforcements, communications and supplies to Vicksburg, and ending at Baton Rouge. A full 600 miles, nearly the entire length of Confederate held Mississippi led by a Col. Benjamin H. Grierson. Pretty bold stuff that Gen William T Sherman called "The most brilliant expedition of the war". Always thought that story, with a bit more historical accuracy and in better hands than Ted Turner's (Ridley Scott's maybe), would make another great film.

[@AWordonWesterns]

Thanks, Hiram. You're always loaded with interesting facts.

[@jerryknorr679]

Yes I remember that movie I always love the history of those days that's for sharing Rob

[@brettsims931]

Great veiwing with this video! I'm a 4th generation son of the confederacy. Love the history.

[@AWordonWesterns]

Thanks, Brett.

[@kellycoleman715]

I wish you could line up an interview with Bobby Duvall. I can’t miss a single one of his performances. He is captivating. A friend here in Midland, Texas has won many awards for his Wild West (Western) historical fiction novels. His name is Patrick Dearen and Mr. Duvall has become a big fan. He told Patrick that he wanted to turn a couple of his books into movies and star in them but he’s now too old. You should check them out.

[@AWordonWesterns]

Very cool, Kelly. I'll check out Patrick's books. Thanks.

[@kellycoleman715]

@@AWordonWesterns You bet, Rob. I hope you enjoy.

[@jimross7648]

Any of your episodes that feature Bruce Boxleintner are always great so, how could this be anything less than superior. Box as you call him is such an engaging speaker no matter how long the episode is you always want more. The Horse Soldiers was by far my favorite of Ford's cavalry trilogy and a great civil war film. Major Dundee was great because Harris and Heston played off each so well and had a superb supporting cast. Having read Jeff Shaara's God's and Generals which inspired me to read his father Michael Shaara's Killer Angels, I was predisposed to enjoy Gettysburg and Gods and Generals. So as always, I enjoyed this episode very much.

[@AWordonWesterns]

Thanks, Jim.

[@Fixingtodraw]

The scuttled steam frigate USS Merrimack became the great CSS Virginia. I had the honor of seeing the drive shaft of the CSS Virginia which is in possession of the Museum of the American Confederacy in Richmond Virginia.

[@suev3339]

Rob, loved this. I didn’t realize there’s so many Civil War films w/Western actors. I’ve studied Civil War history in every book I’ve found since I studied in grade school in the ‘50’s. I’d love to see you bring some of these Civil War films on your Words Way Back Friday night showtime. Thanks for these interviews. Excellent!! 👍🤠

[@Tri-tipTim]

This was a great video. I used to watch how the west was won with my parents. I’m impressed with how much history Bruce Boxleitmer knows

[@AWordonWesterns]

Thanks, Tim. Box is not only a film buff, but American history, too. He's always fun to chat with. Glad you enjoyed our conversation. On this Sunday's show, he and I go on a visit to Janet Arness' house and look at all of Jim's "goodies." I think you'll get a kick out of our visit. I know Box did!

[@Tri-tipTim]

@@AWordonWesterns that’s awesome. I’ve always been a fan of his. I loved it when he showed up on Babylon 5. Lol

[@jimd8008]

Great interview. Thank you again

[@desertfox3860]

Thanks Rob! I've not seen these films! I'll have to catch up! Thanks for sharing!

[@tombankwel4822]

These two great movies Are just so awsome and touching, gods and generals, and getysburg, Robert duvall, is Robert e Lee, thanks lord Rob Word of Word on Westerns laird of Word manor your friend tom

[@AWordonWesterns]

Thanks, Tom

[@AliceTolson]

Havent seen Gods and Generals..yet..but want to. Thx for sharing..

[@prycerobertson4695]

Enjoyed hearing about Ironclads. TNT, which broadcast the film, originally filmed Gettysburg as a miniseries.

[@johnvoorhees7881]

You guys are wonderful. I'd like to sit in with a talk like this. Cheers 🍻

[@AWordonWesterns]

Thank you kindly

[@mpetersen6]

There's a story about Ted Turner. Being a world class yachtsman the Chicago Yacht Clud for years tried to get him to compete in the annual Chicago to Mackinac yacht race. Turner finally gave in to come and sail on the mill pond. The first half of the race the weather was calm and the water glass smooth. Then it got rough. When he finally got into Mackinac harbor in an interview after the race he said it was the second worst weather he had ever raced in. Only the Fastnest Race between Cornwall and Ireland was worse.

[@AWordonWesterns]

Thanks for the story, mp.

[@BigWheelHawaii]

Rob Word,,, What a Great Series You Have,,, The "Knowledge" You Have,,,, Best KZbin Site,,, Bar None,,, Love Ya Rob... Bruce Boxleitner,,,, He's So Special,,, So Knowledgeable,,,, and of Course,,,, I Love Robert Duvall,,,,

[@robertking6865]

WONDERFUL !!

[@mpetersen6]

I have to admit Gods and Generals is not one of my favorite films. But the opening credits and Mary Fahl. Oh my God. Perhaps the best score over opening credits l have ever heard.

[@devilsden2283]

As a resident of the Hallowed Ground of Gettysburg I couldn't agree more with Bruce's critique and opinion on similar Civil War related films., "Shenandoah" being one of my all time favorites was spot on!....I much preferred Bruce's portrayal of Longstreet, albeit a short role and Bob Duvalls as his distant relative , the great R.E. Lee over their predecessor's of the film "Gettysburg"...Sheen & Berenger seemed a bit wooden I felt.I had so dearly hoped for the last installment of this Ron Maxwell trilogy based on Jeff Shaaras "Last Full Measure" book to be made but the poor pan and receipts of G&G ended that I reckon..Steve Lang as Jackson was truly magnificent, such a fine actor from the surly Ike Clanton to George Pickett and the Godly T.J. Jackson.....WOW!... I fully agree with Bruce's historical thoughts had Stonewall survived....Divine intervention?....thanks Rob great interview as always!

[@hiramnoone]

Sheen played Lee like a demented escapee from the local booby hatch I thought. Course Lee might have actually *been* nuts to have ordered that charge at the Union center fully exposed as Pickett's men were over close to a mile of open ground the way he did. I walked it myself some years back from the Lee statue on the Confederate side across that field and couldn't imagine ducking cannon balls, grapeshot and a hail of mini balls over that distance from 6000 Yankee rifles with any expectation of surviving it. I did think Berenger did a pretty good job playing Longstreet, however. Although his beard looked like it had been cropped off the back end of a horse.

[@devilsden2283]

@@hiramnoone agreed!...I walk that charge at least once a month and it blows my mind each and every time....it was as crazy as the Federal charge up Maryes Hgts. at Fredericksburg...some historians believe Lee not being in the best of health at Gettysburg added to his poor decision making....to Mr. Boxleitners point on Jackson, had he been alive and at Gettysburg, he surely would have driven the Federals out as was his aggressive style and Lee would have probably taken the railroads at Harrisburg....quite possibly the worst fake beards in movie history....the Elliott 'stache was the saving grace...🤣

[@hiramnoone]

@@devilsden2283 Yeah, only cuz Sam's was real. As for that what if regarding Jackson, ol' Stonewall was certainly known for turning things around in bold acts of pulling out the chestnuts. But to think that Lee might have gone from there to capturing Washington and making prisoners of Abe and his cabinet is a thing long agreed upon by historians as a long-shot that'd make winning the lottery seem like a bet as sure as throwing a rock off the deck of the Queen Mary at sea, and hitting water. Cuz even if Lee had won at Gettysburg, he'd still have Meade's army (even if whipped) to contend with, with his depleted force isolated a long way from Richmond, and Washington ahead at a time of it being the most fortified city in the world and so a nut with a force his size he'd find impossible to crack.

[@devilsden2283]

@@hiramnoone very, very true Hi....in a nutshell..a war decided of attrition, be it troops, arms, rations, etc....Grant didn't receive the "butcher" moniker for nothing...

[@hiramnoone]

@@devilsden2283 Yep. Grant knew he had the bodies and resources to grind the Confederacy down to butternut pulp and belt buckles and that's precisely what he did.

[@bassmangotdbluz3547]

The Southern Cross was The Battle Flag of The Army of Northern Virginia, Lee's Army but other Battle Flags were used by other Confederate Armies in other theaters of the War.

[@hollywoodmediaprofessional3282]

Very interesting. Nice having two guest actors.

[@williambilyeu9801]

Another excellent interview, Rob! I am a fan of Bruce Boxleitner. Bruce knows his history too, although he made a mistake about "Ironsides" being about submarines (that was "The Huntley) and I don't believe that the South could have won the Civil War. Also, Alex Hyde-White was wrong about the "Ironclads;" it was the USS Merimack that was converted into the CSS Virginia. (I am a fan of his father too.) Still great interviews overall. My Civil War connection is through my great grandfather. My great grandfather served under General Sherman up until the capture of Atlanta. Afterwards, he returned to Indiana to help campaign for the reelection of President Lincoln and to oppose "copperhead" groups that favored the Confederacy.

[@sugarblossom3141]

Will always click on videos where James Arness is in the title. Hope you do more stories on him! 💕

[@AWordonWesterns]

More to come, Sugar. I've just done a new one with Janet Arness.

[@broadwayrealtorsbroadwaypr1175]

These are all excellent productions, but my personal favorite Civil War / Western movie is The Outlaw Josey Wales. Wish you could get Clint somehow Rob, even a zoom interview with him would be amazing.

[@AWordonWesterns]

Me, too, B'way. We've tried and tried. OUTLAW JOSEY WALES is my fave, too.

[@rockeerockey6941]

Boxleitner, tho very creative an actor, should refrain from speculation on the Civil War! Neither Jackson nor RE Lee had the material or manpower to win the war! The South had far too many shortcomings to have won! As Shelby Foot quoted, " the North was fighting with one arm tied behind it's back!"

[@craigaust3306]

I agree. He is no historian.

[@equine2020]

Robert is a great actor.

[@Fixingtodraw]

Another great film about the War for Southern Independence was in 1967 a Walt Disney production entitled " Mosby Marauders" with Kurt Russell. Directed by Michael O'Herlihy. A film about the raids by Col. John S. Mosby during the Abraham Lincoln War. It was very close to an historical event that actually happened. I had the honor to meet the grandson of Col. Mosby which he actually lived with him for 16 years, and he stated that his famous grandfather took him on battlefield tours.

[@AWordonWesterns]

Very cool, Kevin. Thanks. I remember seeing that Disney film, too. Jack Ging was Mosby.

[@Fixingtodraw]

@@AWordonWesterns I found that DVD on the Internet and purchased it. Excellent film

[@williambilyeu9801]

There was also a television series about Mosby called "The Gray Ghost." I have seen a few episodes and it is very entertaining and interesting.

[@josephking5411]

This movie was remarkable to me for its portrayal of "Stonewall" Jackson. (On the downside, and my only complaint, the long speeches by Jeff Daniels, which made audience members want to go get popcorn.)

[@Labor_Jones]

I saw Gettysburg in Austin for a 2 Day run middle of the week on its release. I think it was pretty close to 6 hours, but that might have included the bathroom break after 3 hours. ..... Watching it at the THEATER made it much easier to watch. I have tried (even bought) 'Gods & Generals,' but its harder to watch LONG MOVIES on T.V., with or without surround sound. ...... I realize people BENGE on T.V. Series, but a MOVIE doesn't have a PUNCH LINE every 10 minutes and requires a longer attention span than I think is achievable on T.V. viewing, without a CONSTANT Prodding to keep viewers between commercials. .... Not to mention so many other distractions most homes have that make any GOOD MOVIE more difficult to watch and arrive at the Cinema Experience. Now back to the Movie :)

[@jca4la]

I'll get tired of listening to Boxleitner tell stories of his times filming movies and shows about the 12th of never. Looking forward to attending the next get together at the Autry!

[@mark-shane]

Yes hope some of those actors or other film makers still alive

[@williamaustin1]

Just to be clear, the ironclad ram CSS Virginia was created from the remains of USS Merrimack, a wooden Union frigate that had been scuttled at the Norfolk Navy Yard.

[@JRobbySh]

I was hugely impressed by Stephen Lang, who I think perfectly captured T.J. Jackson the man. He was a brilliant eccentric, full of quirks, a read of theology, a Victorian romantic. Like Grant, who was the only general I think who matched him as a tactician, he was relatively young, and like Grant wildly in love with his wife. Like Grant he acquired a lasting love of Mexico and felt the injustice of the draconian peace that followed the war and which led to the disruption of the Union. A poor teacher because, in part, he was so much quicker intellectually than his students. he shown when he become their leader on the battlefield when his instinctive grasp of events and martial ardor matched their own. Liberals hated the film, in large part because the cut oversimplified everything, including the state of slavery in Virginia. It should be known that until John Brown’s Raid, Virginians feeling toward slavery were much more moderate than, say, South Carolinians. Free black Virginians had in fact, done quite well up to the Nat Turner horror, which shook many white Virginian to the core, and while they did not hate their white neighbors had been receptive to abolitionist propaganda. But even slaves sometimes felt almost a familiar relationship toward their families. Very complicated.

[@pjoe1950]

Fascinating take on some of my favorite movies. Bruce's take on if Stonewall Jacksons had lived that the south might have won the civil war is flawed and far fetched. Nothing could have saved the south not even Stonewall. Having read the Gettysburg series by Bill Forstchen and Newt Gingrich it lays out how even if the Lee had listened to Longstreet and went around the north and defeated the northern army they could not have possibly taken Washington and eventually would have run out of steam and forced to surrender.

[@AWordonWesterns]

Thanks, steve.

[@ericthered760]

Agreed. And one of the major reasons was something that was alluded to regarding John Ford: the arrival of the Irish. Many men were given a rife and inducted into the Union Army the moment they got off the boat. This scene was depicted in Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York." If you multiply the Irish arrivals plus all the black soldiers who went into the Union Army, the numbers were overwhelming; too much for even a military genius like Jackson to contend with.

[@williambilyeu9801]

One must remember that at the same time as the Battle of Gettysburg, General Grant captured Vicksburg which divided the Confederate states into eastern and western by capturing the entire Mississippi River.

[@joecombs7468]

The ironclads were not submarines. The Hunley was a submarine.

[@jeffreyhutchins6527]

Even Longstreet would have been blind relying on J.E.B. Stuart's recon in late June and Early July.

[@BoonOrBust]

What happen to that series of those boys that were in cadets school Black and white tv series Don’t remember what it was called. But there were lessons learned when the new younger cadet (NEWBIE) In how they all had support and then of coarse there was always one that would be a nasty son of a gun. I hope You know if they are still Posable to air them

[@AWordonWesterns]

Are you referring to THE LIEUTENANT, Alice?

[@williambilyeu9801]

I think that it might be the short-lived television series "West Point" which was syndicated and last only a year. My mother liked and watched the series "The Lieutenant" because my older brother was in the military service at the time.

[@OdeeOz]

Rob, I wonder if you could do a show on another classic Western, with Rod Taylor & Ernest Borgnine, John Mills, called _Chuka?_ 🤠💖🐴🐎🐎

[@mark-shane]

Be great if you could got Bob Duvall on

[@dPollyEster]

GO ROB, GO

[@horseman528]

This is just my opinion, but if Lee had won at Gettysburg, I believe his army would have been so beat up that he would have had to retreat back to the south anyway.

[@Labor_Jones]

Very Off TOPIC: Hairy Faces I've always wondered why Men's faces changed from very hairy faces to very little facial hair. *I found the answer the other day,* _and it appears that change happen with World War One and the introduction of chemical warfare. Apparently this change happened all over Europe, and North America at about the same time. Combat with facial hair kept MASK from being deployed and soldiers wanting to stay alive shaved their beards off, but offen left their MUSTACHES. ..... Hitler's little mustache turns out was 'quiet message' that he was a VETERAN to other Germans, most of who were in the military at some point if they were of age (14 - 55 in Germany) ... I love learning things so I'm sharing & NOW Back to the Show :)

[@VB-vl3ej]

Praise God that The real Lord was on side of Union !

[@dPollyEster]

People Doo Want To Know About That. 'Great Quote'

[@patrickfennell6372]

Stephen Lang was better as Pickett in Gettysburg than Jackson in Gods and Generals. Gettysburg was a much better film.

[@ronrobertson59]

My confederate reenacter unit served as extras in God and Generals and some were also in Gettysburg like James Permane our Col. James was in Ironclads too. I have a flag on my wall that was in the movie in the first battle of Manassas in Jackson's charge that saved the battle for the south. Had Jackson been allowed to pursued the union Army into Washington that may have won the war for the south. Joe Johnston was no Robert E Lee and didn't follow up his victory at Manassas (AKA Bull Run if you're a Yankee)

[@Labor_Jones]

I think I've watch 'Major Dundee' 20 times on DVD with/without a 'Commentator) in the last 4 years or so. Honestly 'Major Dundee' is a much better film than either of the Turner Films impo, but as a Cinema experience Turner's films are fun to watch and historically accurate.... I think! :)

[@Labor_Jones]

This show is STIRRING me up some... which is why Like your (Rob) shows with Guest more than movies.... BUT Remember I encouraged you to do MOVIES if you recall a couple years ago now. ..... I remember 'The Horse Soldiers' when it came out. I was a KID (6 years old) I didn't think it was my favorite 'John Wayne' movie. REMEMBER by 1959 a lot of the Older John Wayne movies were sold to T.V. and John Wayne even to a 6 year old was a HERO in at least my eyes. ..... Years later I watched 'The Horse Soldiers' and it's still a slow going film, but by then I was watching on T.V. so as I mentioned 'Movies' can lose a lot when they are shown on it.

[@ericthered760]

@21:53- Alex is confusing Richmond with Norfolk

[@prycerobertson4695]

Shame Robert Duvall turned down the part of Robert E. Lee in Gettysburg in order to concentrate on playing Joseph Stalin for the HBO movie Stalin.

[@pughoneycutt1986]

I'm very sorry that the third film that was planned for the Gods and generals, Gettysburg, trilogy was never made. Just very very disappointed

[@Seenya59]

Great video but I have to call out something Bruce said. He said if Jackson hadn't died, Lincoln may have had to surrender the North to the South. The South wasn't fighting to conquer. The were fighting for their independence. They were not trying to take over the entire country.

[@hiramnoone]

True. In that sense it was more of a Constitutional issue of a right of states to leave the union when they felt they were no longer being represented. The very issue that resulted in the American Revolution. There were in fact other issues besides slavery which separated the sections. Yankee dominance in the federal legislature was a very real thing and legitimately felt by many southerners. The vast majority of whom did not own slaves, and thus had no dog in that particular fight, and so (for most of them) its preservation was hardly a thing worth dying for. However for many southerners, independence was. Then, when the Union army after Sumpter moved south and the North thus became (no getting around it) invaders, the issue for many in the South was settled. And according to Shelby Foote in the Ken Burns series quoting one Rebel prisoner when asked by a Union interrogator why it was he was fighting, his answer was simply " 'Cause y'all are down *here* ".

[@Seenya59]

@@hiramnoone Yes, and in many of Lincoln's speeches and writings, his only goal was to "save the union". If Lincoln had not invaded the South, there would not have been a war.

[@williambilyeu9801]

The Confederate states (or south) invaded several states that had not seceded from the Union. They invaded both Kentucky and Missouri at the beginning as well as territorial areas as New Mexico and Oklahoma. It was the Confederate States that seized Union territory before secession and fired upon Union property like Fort Sumter.

[@Seenya59]

@@williambilyeu9801 The Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union, was a proclamation issued on December 24, 1860, by the government of South Carolina. U.S. Major Robert Anderson occupied Fort Sumter in December 1860 following South Carolina’s secession from the Union, initiating a standoff with the state’s militia forces. Lincoln announced plans to resupply the fort, DELIBERATELY provoking the Confederacy into attacking it on April 12, 1861. General Lee attacked into the Union to draw troops from Richmond, VA, the Confederate capital. He had no "total war" plan against the Union as Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, et al, did to the South and did not have any desire to overthrow the Lincoln administration or subjugate the northern people. We have ALL been lied to about what the Union called the "Civil War". Lincoln destroyed the constitutional republic that our forefathers fought and died to create and created an all powerful central government. He is, without doubt, the worst president the U.S. has ever had.

[@williambilyeu9801]

@@Seenya59 Anderson moved Federal soldiers from another fort to Fort Sumter which was already occupied by some Federal soldiers. Secondly, Fort Sumter was not the first Federal Fort and Arsenal attacked by Confederates. They had seized several Forts and Arsenals many before secession. Additionally, Confederate Armies invaded both Kentucky and Missouri which had not seceded but were still part of the Union. You apparently have a limited knowledge of history.

[@noam65]

If Lincoln had treated them like the traitors they were, our world would also have been different.

[@craigclemens986]

Ironclads wasn’t about a battle with a submarine

[@jayjay-bz3rr]

0:40. Could the Confederacy have won? The Union would have never surrendered.

[@davidkral118]

The North fought the South with one hand behind its back. No way would the North loss even with Jackson.

[@2Majesties]

Was this the film in which Duvall infamously farted while reciting a speech in a quiet hall?

[@AWordonWesterns]

I know he did in JOE KIDD because Paul Koslo told me about it.

[@blocker1928]

I think that Bruce forgot just how many men were killed in the battle of Shiloh.

[@jenniferwise8515]

Was he there?

[@blocker1928]

@@jenniferwise8515 , good point. I'll rephrase. I think that maybe Bruce overlooked the number of men who were killed in the battle of Shiloh.

[@bobreaderman5542]

More Americans died at Pearl Harbor also than 911. Shiloh was two days. Perhaps Bruce was referring to a single day's loss.

[@jenniferwise8515]

@@blocker1928 Bruce is not a historian so I fact check actors. All of these events had massive loss of life. RIP to all.

[@williambilyeu9801]

Antietam was the largest single day loss of life in battle. More soldiers died at Shiloh which was two days and at Gettysburg which was three days. The only serious mistake by Brucd Boxleitner was about "Ironclads" being about submarines which was "The Huntley."

[@OldBiker54]

North was well equiped better than the South,,,More Manufacturing ,Production and Materials,,they Paid there Workers

[@angloaust1575]

Only if britain had have invaded from canada!

[@davidclarke9783]

Whats with the Potatoe farmer? give me a Break ,, Richard Harris part was in his mind a Dublin educated Man ,, you dont seem to understand Dublin has always been a City of Art & Writing , James Joyce is a good example,, If you listen carefully to Richards Accent Its not Hollywood (Be Gorra ) bullshit ,, its a south educated Dublin Accent.. Hence his Rank in the Confederate Army/ no Southern States Accent,, PS Take Gone with the Wind for example Tara The Mansion,, they were Irish who created the Plantation they were Protestant. The Irish that were in the union Army's were Catholic from Boston/ New York Ect Love from Ireland who made a great contribution to the making of the USA in Building, Arts, Music and 3 Presidents.. there are 32 Million Irish Americans.

[@hiramnoone]

Yeah, me being one of 'em. But in the words of Jimmy Cagney in The Fighting 69th, "Yeah, I'm Irish, but I don't work at it". Considering all the relatives we likely each had who came here during the Great Hunger of 1845-49, the odds are excellent of us each having relations who fought on both sides of the American Civil War.

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

I really Really REALLY wanted to like Gods & Generals, but alas No. Do yourself a favor, Read The Book, forget the movie.

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

It should have been two movies.