I threw your words back at you so see how you like being referred to as "ignorant". Don't like it? Then don't use it in reference to other people. It's called common courtesy.
As for Millious(?) not doing his research - pot-kettle-black. He was filming a major movie while you were denigrating his work in a simple email posting. That's hardly due diligence on your part.
In the move "Bite The Bullet", Gene Hackman gives a dissertation on the attack up San Juan Hill in which he says the Roughriders crawled up the hill on their bellies and when within shooting range, saw that the Spanish were using civilian hostages as screens. He said that the civilians pleaded with the Americans to advance, disregarding the risk to their own lives.
I kind of like that version ..... ;>)
So, by all means continue to trash American movies, their directors and iconic American heroes. You're on a roll and there has to be at least a couple of people that you haven't yet offended - unintentionally, of course .....
thanks so much, but as I said, it was a lapsus, man.
I had a Mauser 93 made in OVIEDO, by the way, and I know the K98 well, thanks. You never had a lapsus?
John Millious didnt do a good job.... the bad thing about ROUGH RIDERS (the movie) is that it was not interested in facts. The director was more interested in the legend of Teddy Roosevelt.
that is bad because, even if some deny it, most people, specially in teh USA will think that in fact, TEDDY charged with his men against a courtine of spanish bullets, when, in fact, he charged...when most spanish soldiers were dead....after many bombing, and afer many many many failed attacks by the americans, who were not able to take a position, using thousands of men...defended by a handful of spanish soldiers. (300 of them repealed US attack after attack for more than a day until they were almost exterminated by heavy bombing)
but MILLIOUS was not interested in that. He just wanted glory for TEDDY and his overexagerations, fueled by HEARTS.
I insist, I dont admire much ROOSEVELST´s heroism.....he fought in a battle of 21000 americans againts 1700 spaniards!