Hi Jerry, this is Paul Nesbitt.again. I've been to the Alamo twice in my life, the first time was in 1966 as a 17 yr old army private I still have a picture of me in front of the mission. I was also there in 2014 being older then I took more time to walk the grounds and read everything I could about what happened there. Your dialogue of the Alamo is spot on. Thank You for all you have done to explain it all, I have stayed up nights listening to your stories of different people. I'm kinda a history buff. And really enjoy your work. I would recommend it to anyone. Thank You. Sincerely Paul Nesbitt

Jerry, you always do a great job on our history. Enjoyed the one about Bonnie and Clyde. Just got back from the Alamo today, took my sons and i had been there as a child as well but at 53 i really thought deeply the horror they went through. God bless them and Texas !!! Thanks Jerry and bless you and yours !!!

Jerry Skinner is one of, if not the best historians alive today. How digs up the facts and conveys them so succinctly is a marvel.

Another brilliant video and the story of the brave men who gave up their lives was well told. I could listen to your voice all day. 👏👏👏👏

I've been to the Alamo (Texas kid) and done the river walk. I was more impressed with the Alamo and the feeling I got while there. Thank you, Jerry for a wonderful video. Remember the Alamo!

Thank-you Jerry ! We need history to Remember & pass on To our families...

I love to hear the sound of my fellow Texans voices. Very nice on the ears. Thank you, Mr.Skinner.

Jerry Skinner you are the best narrator I've had the Plesher to listened to thank you I just hit 71 years thankyou Jim Barnhart Azida Ontario keep it up.

JERRY SKINNER'S DOCUMENTS ARE GRRREEAAT!!!😉

Thank you for sharing this history of the Alamo, we will never forget!

My 6th grade teacher was a direct descendent of James Bowie. Because of her I became an ardent student of history, the Alamo in particular. I have read every book, seen every movie on the Alamo and have even interviewed members of the Crockett family. I thought I knew all there was to know on the subject. However, this fine piece of work gave me a couple of new insights, specifically the box containing the bones of Crocket, Bowie and Travis. Congratuations on a job well done, and I loved the narrators voice. I have been to the Alamo many times and will go again.

Mr. Jerry Skinner, I think you hit the mark for which you have a given trait or talent. I love American History. I visited the American museum Smithsonian institution in Washington D.C. and have never been the same. I became hungry to learn American History. I very much enjoyed your visit to this Alamo. I can't travel to these sights but, would love too.

This is a very good job on the History of the Battle at The Alamo, a Spanish Mission, one of several in San Antonio, Texas.

Jerry does great work. Thank you.

Jerry, my old company from Vietnam had our first reunion at San Antonio after not seeing one another for 43 years. Video mark 9:41 is the Crockett Hotel where we all met and stayed four three days. The Alamo is right across the street. I was honored to go inside the Alamo and sign the guest book with my name plus U.S. Army retired. Since that reunion San Antonio is one of the best cities to visit and I have been to most every big city west of New York. Great video, thank you

Thank you, Jerry. I learned some more about our country's history from you. You always bring some new info to light for me. Have a great day. Hugs, Kat

Thank you for posting......very enjoyable.......thanks for taking us there.

As a baby boomer, the "Remember the Alamo" reverberated back in the 50s for some reason. I even have some drawings I did of the mission in old scrapbooks my dad kept. I toured the Alamo back in the early 2000s and was surprised at how big the compound actually was, as you said, it was impossible to defend with so few defenders. Thanks for the very interesting video presentation. Then of course that episode was depicted by in a Hollywood propaganda movie Remember the Alamo with of course John Wayne, following another depicting Custer's Last Stand with the propaganda movie, "They died with their boots on" with Errol Flynn as the fool Custer.

Born in San Antonio lifelong Texan. So much I didn’t know thank you for this interesting documentary.

I saw the Alamo mission on July 2nd 1969 in the evening, while touring around the US with the Greyhound buses, I could not imagine to find it in downtown, surrounded by buildings ! Thank you so much for sharing this interesting video, the very clear explanations ! Even for us French people it is very moving to learn about this story. The " Alamo " movie was very popular in France, back in 1960 and remains even nowadays one of the best western movie.

A lot of respect went into this. What they believed in, what they fought for will forever live on. Remember the alamo!

Mr. Skinner, Thanks for another informative, enjoyable video.

I thank you for taking the time to make and post this Jerry.

Thank you very much for a most fascinating video...Though being English, I am very interested in the history brilliantly explained here...Great narration!!....Thank you again.

Hello Brother Jerry...my wife Ann and I are in our mid 50's and just wanted to extend our thanks and gratitude for what you do. Your videos are so detailed and informative that we look forward to each and every new one that you post. We understand that putting these together takes you to many places and occupies much of your time. You have truly brought joy to us and many more with your clear speech and great southern style. Thanks again for all that you do and we will look forward to your future fact filled, fun and wonderful documentaries. May our Lord truly Bless You and Yours and keep you safe. :-)

Thanks for this excellent presentation, from a Fort Worth patriot.

Mr. Skinner , this is the 3rd documentary you have made that I have seen. Once again you have done a wonderfull job. I hope to view the rest of your videos soon. Thank you once again for your documentary work as its a joy for all American history buffs to watch. Keep up the good work.

I really like Mr. Skinner's narration and delivery. reminds me a little of Levon Helm.

Another tremendous video, thanks for the historical teachings! Very entertaining too.

wonderful story had the pleasure of seeing the alamo and the flags of nation,s inside felt very pround

Another great documentary. I've been to the alamo several times but I appreciate the extra information you use in your documetaries. Thanks once again.

Thank you Mr. Skinner for a well produced and informative video! I love your voice and cadence and the informative and interesting way you tell a story. God bless you, Sir.

Outstanding video. Thank you!!

i am a decendent of William Marshall who died defending the Alamo. He came from Louisiana.

I have watched several of your vlogs, some numerous times. And I always enjoy them. Many thanks.

Fantastic video as usual Jerry thank you very much. I enjoy watching them tremendously or I am I history buff of Western culture also. I enjoy reading and watching videos/ movies of the Civil War the Western years all the way back to the clonial days with the Revolutionary War. Me and my wife would love to get down there to see all those places one of these days but I have had over a hundred surgeries in my lifetime so therefore it's hard for me to get around anymore. So thank you once again Jerry...👍

This was very well done. Thank you.

Thanks for another interesting video Jerry Skinner !

To date, Jerry's video about the Alamo has garnered 197, 000 AND 231 views. Good job, Jerry.

Loved the video just visited there amazing experience.

Been to Texas twice, Them two girls that worked at the Dairy Queen in Bushland were some of the sweetest girls I've ever met.

This was done very well...thank you sir

Great history lesson and I enjoyed your narration very much. Thanks for sharing with all of us so we can understand our past!

And to think, the Mayor of San Antonio named Castro, has a mother who stated often "I hate everything the Alamo stands for". This is how far down we have fallen

nice piece of history, video well done, thanks for the good narration!

You should visit Gettysburg sometime. I used to live in that area and would always visit the battlefields and memorials. I've been there probably dozens of times, but each time I learned something new. There are so many things to see and do, it's probably my favorite historical site.

A wide range of interesting videos! Thank you Jerry.!

MY DAUGHTER, THROUGH HER FATHER, IS RELATED TO JIM BOWIE. I NEVER KNEW HIS SAD BACKGROUND STORY. THANKS, JERRY SKINNER FOR YOUR RESEARCH.

Great video. Visited The Alamo in 1976 and it was beautiful but the city has simply ruined it now. Will never go back.I live in Tennessee and really enjoyed the museum that was there at that time. It was so interesting to see every thing. Not the same when I was back in 1998. So sad.

Thank you bunches Jerry for making these videos. It must have took a lot of time and effort on your part to put together this information, besides the actual personal cost of production. One thing's for sure: you have an almost infinite amount of people and places - subjects - to make them about. Your efforts are greatly appreciated!

Thank you for this great historical tribute.

LOVE your Work! Jerry Skinner!

Thank you for your attention to the details and making history come to life.

One of the best documentary I’ve seen, great work!

Very informative Jerry. Excellent work.

Things like this motivate me to keep my own frontier history channel going!

The battle was predawn and over by sunrise -- well thought out -- cavalry had no part in it except to cut off a small band who tried to escape on the road north -- the compound had been fired upon nightly by cannon to keep the defenders awake and off-balance but on March 6 the firing stooped to cause the defenders to lower their guard and fall asleep which they did -- the army was a core group of regular army with a large conscripted force picked up as S/A marched north out of mexico -- the attacking force was focused on the north wall as that was the easiest to attack since the cannon could not be lowered when the troops were within 200 yards and there were no firing holes so the defenders had to stand up to fire over the edge of the wall -the wall had been damaged earlier - -- they were supposed to approach in silence (the sentries in pits outside the wall had been killed) but they started running and shouting and tipped off the defenders -- many attacking casualties were from friendly fire -- light infantry (Casadores) attacked the south wall palisade to prevent the gathering of forces at the north wall -- troops maneuvered on the fronts of the other two walls and some "sappers" -- they weren't really sappers but were equipped with large axes - began hacking at a side gate and some gained entry that way -- no one spiked the cannons so they were turned around to fire at those in the long barracks where the fighting became hand-to-hand -- it is estimated the battle took less than an hour -- reports saying Crockett and others were taken prisoner then hacked to death are doubted by some -- the bodies were burned -- the chapel was not blown up - a small group tried to run but were chased down by mounted troops -- a few civilians survived including Susana Dickinson (former prostitute) who made some money later due to her involvement -- she and a few others are reported to have seen Crockett's body -- not confirmed -- attacking force causalities range from a few to 300 or more depending upon the source --- S/A called it a "mild affair" or words to that effect but his officers later stated that casualties were high -- the "5,000" seems to have come from a Marty Robbins song -- in all the entire army was about 4,200 but it was divided into two columns so there were about 1,500 at the Alamo, many of which were artillery and support troops and green conscripts with no training so the attacking force is believed to be about 650 but enough -- the defenders were about 20 paces apart and could not concentrate fire or keep up with the number of attackers

I learned a lot that I didn't know. Good job!

I visited the Alamo while at Lackland A.F.B. for basic training in 1971. I would recommend it for all Americans and San Antonio was wonderful.

Great video. I visited the Alamo and took the tour in the mid '70's. They have been finding bodies around there for years, and are still finding them. ⚰️

I could watch Jerry Skinner videos all day, great narration and great research.

so nice to hear facts and not fairy tales! well informed!

Again well done and thank you . I miss them before and now , in fact now more than ever we need men like them more than ever.

I enjoyed your presentation very much. Thank you.

Thank you for your well-told story about my childhood heroes.

Remember the Alamo!

LOVE ❤️ HISTORY. THANK YOU 😊.

Great Video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge of this important battle....

Great story telling and location filming. I still have not been to Texas or the Alamo. One wonders what would have happened if the defenders had about twice their number. Doctrine has it that defenders in a prepared position have about a 3:1 advantage. The outcome might have been different. Certainly the Mexican losses would have been much heavier, and some of the defenders may have been able to retreat and survive. I enjoy your videos. Thank you

I remember I was reading about Davy Crocket and his fight against the Mexicans, back in time, through comic.

My visit to the Alamo was awesome and very impressive. I highly recommend seeing if you ever have the chance.

Another terrific video Jerry, thank you so much for sharing. I look forward to all your new posts and I wish you well. Kris

Thanks Again jerry! We appreciate your work and time given! :-)

TOURED San AnTonio when I was in the USAF; I HIGHLY recommend it!

Jerry...your video has better helped me to understand the Alamo. So much was never taught in school..."back in the day".

Thanks for another great video!

I am a direct descendent of David Crockett, he being my great, great, great uncle. My family does own several pieces of Davy's property, including his family bible. Most of the articles are on loan and display at Chicago's Museum of Natural History. I have seen, read, written a couple myself, watched, and heard every Alamo story ever put out. I love the history. Just wanna say that this was very well done. Great job by Jerry as usual. All your stuff is not only all true but well done. One story I remember reading that you may like was when Jim Bowie's elderly mother was told about his death at the hands of the Mexicans she said: "I'll wager they didn't get my Jim In the back".

This is beautiful and accurate history. For which I am thankful.

That was real good Jerry. Think if I can find someone to travel I want to go and visit the Alamo. Again Thanks!

Serious history here. Thanks for sharing.

Another great one Jerry.I really like the back round music on this as well. Great choice.....

Well presented and informative, particularly the time taken to define the Alamo boundaries in the modern setting. Thank you for posting.

Very good explanation of the events. Thank you.

Great video, such a good way to remember our history.

I have heard the tour Guides version of the Fall of the Alamo and it is Nothing near what You describe ! Hope some from the Alamo historical society sees this and rectifies the Tourist style oratory !! Thanks again you do a Superb job on all your videos.

I am a native born Texan, I am often surprised that the first battle of this conflict, the Battle of Nacogdoches in East Texas is never mentioned. Good work on this documentary though.

I am, so glad, that you've taken the time, to make such a wonderful video, thankyou, SIR

great vid Jerry, awesome narration...thanks!!

I've been to the Alamo. It's amazingly small compared to the legend. But, no less impressive. Our soldiers were amazingly brave. Remember the Alamo!

Thanks Jerry Skinner.:)

great work!! thanks!!

Great video. Thank you sir.

An interesting account of what happened on that very sad day of yesteryear.

In Dec. of 1966 I visited the Alamo. It was a very small building and it was run down but at least I witnessed history and thought of the brave souls who died there.

Great presentation!

Another great video. Thank you for posting.

Fannin did send two hundred men to the Alamo, but when they got there, they saw the Alamo surrounded by 1,000's of Mexican solidus and knew they could not relieve the Alamo, they would be killed before ever reaching the door, or gate. So, they returned to Goliad. Col. Fannin did not go there himself for he did not want to be under Lt. Col.Travis' command. I wish they would have preserved the Alamo as it was and made in a national battle ground, so you could really see the size of it and see how hard it was to defend such a large place. Alamo City movie set, in Brackettville, is 1/3 the size, The Alamo movie set, in Dripping Springs, is 2/3 the size of the original, which is the size of Daytona speedway! Modern day troops in war games say the movie set in Brackettville is un-defendable!

I believe this to be wholly accurate

I'm at the Alamo right now and glad you've given me cliff notes b4 I go in.

I like the narration of this historical battle............very good.....