general houston thought he picked the right guy in james buie, a respected leader to com in here and he men to abandon the fortress, that they couldn't protect it. somewhere between buie getting the orders and arriving here, h changed his mind. he thought he could save. this is the one time in which his instinct abandon him. >> let's get one of the finest commanders of this generation. he loves the alamo and the stories emigrate to see you. >> a pleasure to be here. >> i know you love the alamo. what about your connection to the alamo? >> when i was a kid, davy crockett, walt disney show came out. beyond that, the alamo is something different, it's not just a battle, it's a myth, but it's a good myth. it's about brave people making sacrifice for something they felt was important. >> two great commanders, jim buie and william travis. what were they like? >> travis was that young man, h was headstrong and he was courageous. really was a slave trader, but he also was a charismatic leader . >> he was with his own right of his brother, regrading the buie night in louisiana. he was known as