Mike force is a purpose designed solitaire game putting the player in charge of free world special operations forces trying to prevent communist infiltration of south vietnam. Go tell the spartans, stranger passing by that here, obedient to their laws, we lie. Stirling is now somewhat of a modernday heir to ruyard kipling, both in prose and political orientation. Starring burt lancaster, craig wasson, marc singer, joe unger.
Go tell the spartans 1978 the graveyard and the vc. Why did the 300 spartans feel the need to fight to the. Sacred gate the battle of thermopylae lyrics genius lyrics. Go tell the spartans is a 1978 american war film directed by ted post, starring burt lancaster, and based on daniel fords 1967 novel incident at muc wa, about u. Go tell the spartans, dvd, warvietnam war, 853765005496. Go tell the spartans 1978 1500 edition bluray starring. If this is one of your favorite stories, make a recommendation tell your friends about this story short address. Oh foreigner, tell the lacedaemonians that here we lie, obeying those words. Tell the spartans begins to wear out its welcome before it can get to its punchline. Go tell the spartans, passerby, that here, by spartan law, we lie go tell the spartans, you who. Thermopylae was the narrow mountain pass where in 480 bc a small greek force led by.
The movie is unique in the fact that it deals with the u. Lacedaemons mothers gave birth to men, lacedaemons mothers gave birth to men, 40. According to the wikipedia article on the battle of thermopylae the greek forces are estimated to be around 7000 men. Go tell the spartans 1978 the graveyard and the vc scout. Go tell the spartans 1978 the veteran major burt lancaster in charge of a u. While he is investigating it, courcey spots a oneeyed vc soldier, who is a scout. What does, go tell the spartans, stranger passing by. Burt lancasters starring role is what gave the movie its punch. The game, designed by joseph miranda, has a single 24. Tell the spartans is a truly admirable technical presentation, for an otherwise forgotten film. The spartans and ancient greece in general has long been one of my favorite historical periods and i am extremely pleased to finally be able to be addressing this allimportant period and its events in miniature.
It is also a very strong argument for why we should not have entered into the vietnam war. Go tell the spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie go, stranger, and to lacedaemon tell that here, obeying her behests, we fell. This is an excellent movie, well acted with a superb cast. Go tell the spartans pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released go tell the spartans pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures. Even a reasonably wellmade and wellacted earnest effort like go tell the spartans, set. Movie title from the film go tell the spartans 1978, directed by ted post, starring burt lancaster, craig wasson, jonathan goldsmith, marc singer. Tell the spartans is a tidy little late 70s offering tackling the subject of the us involvement in the vietnam war that id make a safe bet in saying likely waned from the public mindframe following coppolas epic apocalypse now a scant year later. Now, you can try both styles, and see whether its greeks or persians who have a story to tell. Thermopylae was the narrow mountain pass where in 480 bc a small greek force led by the spartans held up the mighty persian army. Rent go tell the spartans 1978 on dvd and bluray dvd.
Finding anything about the advisory command is tough, and this movie delivers with great action and pleasure. Jul 10, 2011 a unit of american military advisors in vietnam prior to the major u. An ancient spartan phrase which literally translates into with it, or above it and is referring to the soldiers shield as in return with your shield, or be brought back, dead, on top of it. The codominiun universe, created by pournelle and at its best in the mote in gods eye, is detailed across roughly 30 novels and anthologies. Advisory command in vietnam and not the fullblown war we are all used to. Go tell the spartans, you who passeth by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie.
K, france, and chinaor a warning from robert mcnamara, u. Pyramid published a paperback edition in 1968, arendt translated it into dutch in 1973, and jove reissued it as go tell the spartans in 1976 to take advantage of the movie tiein. He translates it for a superior officer, stranger, when you find us lying here, go tell the spartans we obeyed their orders. But vietnam had no heroes in the eyes of most americans. Home vietnam lancaster burt lancaster in go tell the spartans no doubt about it. A different sg1 investigates the aftermath of a battle. The movie ends horrifically for the americans and one of the final shots is the torn down french epigraph. Set during the united states early involvement in the conflict, the film features lancaster as asa barker, a grizzled us army major in charge of a small group of us army advisers and local militia who has to juggle unreasonable army orders with. This movie was made in 1977, still early for serious attempts to depict the complex vietnam conflict. Even people who hate the spartans lets face it, guys, they were way worse than nazis have to admit they were bold on the battle field.
No ground scale is specified, each combat unit is 100 men, each full game turns represents one full day of time there are. How he came to be involved is told by kate buford in her excellent biography, burt lancaster. Go tell the spartans is often thought of as a solitaire gameand its excellent for thatbut many gamers found the 2player version challenging to both sides. Incident at muc wa go tell the spartans by daniel ford. May 01, 1991 go tell the spartans is part of a series containing. At muc wa is a graveyard with a placard above the entrance which refers to the battle of thermopylae. Go tell the spartans is part of a series containing. On or about this date in 480 bc the battle of thermopylae took place. Army military advisors during the early part of the vietnam war in 1964, a time when ford was a correspondent in vietnam for the nation the story was inspired by a futile special forces operation in 1964 at tan hoa in the central. Click to read more about go tell the spartans by jerry pournelle.
Another translation captures the spirit of enduring service to the state which was taught to all spartan warriors. Burt lancaster, marc singer, jonathan goldsmith, joe unger, clyde kusatsu, james hong, david clennon, dolph sweet, craig wasson directed by. In a narrow pass king leonidas of sparta led a force of almost 7,000 greeks against a huge persian army led by the emperor xerxes. Army military advisors during the early part of the vietnam war in 1964, a time when ford was a correspondent in vietnam for the nation. Screen legend, burt lancaster stars in go tell the spartans, a vietnam conflict tale set in 1964, early in the u. Rent go tell the spartans 1978 starring burt lancaster and craig wasson on dvd and bluray. Ideological, dystopic, and antimythopoeic formations of masculinity. In the battle of thermopylae of 480 bc, an alliance of greek citystates fought the invading persian army at the pass of thermopylae in central greece. Yet another story about death and destruction go tell the spartans. Go tell the spartans, thou that passest by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie. Vastly outnumbered, the greeks held back the invader in one of historys most famous last stands. Go tell the spartans by jerry pournelle librarything. When hope published his poem, he included simonidess words in an epigraph.
The persians, rulers of the middle east, had crossed the bosporus and were moving south with the intention of. Simonides, epitaph for the spartans who fell at thermopylae. Go tell the spartans is a 1978 american vietnam war film directed by ted post magnum force and stars burt lancaster, craig wasson, and marc singer. In the vietnam film go tell the spartans 1978, an american unit makes a last stand in a french graveyard. It also considers the war in terms of countless earlier movies about earlier wars. Go, tell the spartans, stranger passing by that here, obedient to their laws, we lie. Go tell the spartans internet movie firearms database. Go tell the spartans the 1978 film go tell the spartans is a dramatic indictment of.
Rent go tell the spartans 1978 on dvd and bluray netflix. A unit of american military advisors in vietnam prior to the major u. Go tell the spartans is a 1978 american war film directed by ted post, starring burt lancaster, and based on daniel fords 1967 novel incident at muc wa. While the film opened the same year as hal ashbys coming home, sidney furies the boys in company c, and ted posts go tell the spartans, it was the first film about vietnam to reach a wide audience and critical acclaim, culminating in the winning of the oscar for best picture.
Aug 19, 2014 go tell the spartans, stranger passing by that here, obedient to their laws, we lie. Go tell the spartans is a 1978 movie based on daniel fords 1967 novel. The first time he hears about muc wa, a military outpost left behind by the french in vietnam, the major makes his thinking clear. On the same article it states that as soon as the greeks became aware they were being flanked, the main force was dismissed with only 1400 men staying behind 300 of them were spartans, which i believe inspired the dark horse comics and subsequently the film adaptation. Above the graveyard is an epitaph in french, which a corporal explains, i think it. The main conflict involves surpressing a revolt of insurgents on sparta, a socalled low intensity conflict.
With burt lancaster, craig wasson, jonathan goldsmith, marc singer. Go tell the spartans a cult faveand deservedly so go tell the spartans was hardheaded and brutally realistic about our deadend presence in vietnam. Go tell the spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie or more literally as. And it isnt even our damned war during the early 1960s, u. Go tell the spartans on dvd 026359061523 from warner bros directed by ted post. The tone and theme of this story derives from the ancient story of the three hundred spartans who gave their lives to delay the persians at thermopylae with the spartans recapitulating their names. Only the dead have seen the end of war go tell the spartans, thou who passest by. This poem by simonides of ceos commemorates the most famous battle in western history. Go tell the spartans contains a lot of statements that are meant to be prophetic in hindsight. A small force led by king leonidas of sparta blocked the only road through which the massive army of xerxes i could pass. Incident at muc wa was published in hardcover by doubleday in the united sates 1967 and by heinemann in britain 1968.
Go tell the spartans is a 1978 movie based on daniel fords 1967 novel incident at muc wa. Were the spartans truly the greatest warriors of all time. Oct 05, 2017 at muc wa is a graveyard with a placard above the entrance which refers to the battle of thermopylae. Best scene from go tell the spartans w burt lancaster. Apr 06, 2016 go tell those old men, safe in bed, we took their orders and are dead. Go tell the spartans stranger passing by that here obedient to their laws, we lie simonides in 480, before christs birth the persian empire was.
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