 |
One Man's Hero (1999)Synopsis:
"One Man's Hero" tells the little-known story of the "St. Patrick's Battalion" or "San Patricios," a group of mostly Irish and other immigrants of the Catholic faith who deserted to Mexico after encountering religious and ethnic prejudice in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War. The plot centers around the personal story of John Riley, an Irishman who had been a sergeant in the American Army who is commissioned as a captain in the Mexican army and commands the battalion, as he leads his men in battle and struggles with authorities on both sides of the border.
Resource Links:
|
|
|
Reviews & Analyses: One Man's Hero
Latest Questions |
The story of human evolution is told through the stories of representative members of the various species leading up ...
|
 |
Cindy and Lucy are eighteen and going away to college. As a ritual they must rid themselves of the dirt of their smal...
|
 |
Born charmer Sean Okden gave up tap-dancing when he started working in the steel mill, but as that's going down the h...
|
 |
In the summer of 1935, 9-year-old twins Niles and Holland Perry live with their family on a Connecticut farm. Their l...
|
