... in 1933, Treasure Island in 1934, The Wizard of Oz in 1939, and of course Gone with the Wind in 1939. Fleming was actually brought in to direct Gone with the Wind as a replacement for George Cukor, who had a disagreement with the producer about the filming pace and budget. The film features the life of Scarlett O'Hara, played by Vivien Leigh, during the onset of the American Civil War. The building tensions, struggles and concerns revolving around ... the American Civil War are constant factors throughout ... ...

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... has been more historic than the Civil War. Whether in novels, television shows, or movies, some of the most beloved and durable works of historic culture have used the war as a point of reference, departure, or focus. But no work about the Civil War has attained the place of gone with the wind. In my opinion, the main character of the novel/movie Scarlett O'Hara was the best character of all. ... She was the spoiled, manipulative daughter of an Irish immigrant ... plantation owner. She faces the changes in her life due to the American Civil War. She had a very much closed mind. It ... ...

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... pages Like most wars, historians generally agree that the American Civil war grew in brutality as it lasted longer in duration. Soldier-mounted attacks against Southern civilians had been unthinkable in 1861. By 1864, however, attacks against Southern civilians" property, as chronicled in movies like Gone with the Wind, had become commonplace and an officially sanctioned part ... of wartime strategy. The thesis behind The Hard Hand of War is that the evolution of the Union government's policies towards civilians in the South during the Civil War. Historian Mark Grimsley's contribution to...

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