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| Posted: Tue May 31st, 2011 02:55 pm |
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j harold 587 Member 
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My wife subscribed to a higher level satelite package so I could watch this and the Grant - Lee segment tonight, then we will cancel this package. It is almost like a group of Ambrose Brice short stories in video. It does not put the segments in any context as to the total contribution to the final outcome or progression of the battle. I will not nit pick arms, terrain features, or architectural short commings that would not be of intrest to the casual viewer who was watching for some sort of learning experience. The cut away sequence of how an artillery piece is fired, and the different type of shells were a good feature, but seemed to be used as fillers rather than being put in context. An explaination of why Barksdales troops were held under fire would have been good. I am sure others will comment, but confederate soldiers did not all have shoulder length hair, and bad dental hygine! To echo N. B. Forrest "war means fighting, fighting means killing" no matter what century it is set in.
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