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To: Captain Peter Blood

Yes, he did. He had an enormous amount of demerits as well. I’m a Custer-freak. I love him and have read all his books as well as his wife’s. They were both very literate people with excellent senses of humor.

I just noticed your name! I, too, and a huuuuuge Errol Flynn fan.


27 posted on 06/30/2015 7:42:54 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: "I should like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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To: miss marmelstein

Custer was a fine General and a hell of a leader despite the Hollywood fantasies.

Men who called him reckless when they met him usually retreated on their first impression and called him a fearless front line leader who inspired me to follow him. The commonly accepted Little Bighorn story is mostly BS.

He was a war fighter and didn’t do well during periods of calm.


28 posted on 06/30/2015 8:00:41 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
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To: miss marmelstein

I just saw him for the first time last week, what a presence and character. I didn’t think it was just how the roles were written, either. The two movies I saw were Gentleman Jack and Dive Bomber, not exactly swashbuckling action flicks, but fun. I just looked at his filmography and saw how many historical figures he has portrayed. I’ll be on the lookout for more.


30 posted on 06/30/2015 8:24:17 AM PDT by gnickgnack2 (QUESTION obama's AUTHORITY)
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