Gone with the Glory: The Civil War in CinemaFrom Birth of a Nation to Cold Mountain, hundreds of directors, actors, and screenwriters have used the Civil War to create compelling cinema. However, each generation of moviemakers has resolved the tug of war between entertainment value and historical accuracy differently. Historian Brian Steel Wills takes readers on a journey through the portrayal of the war in film, exploring what Hollywood got right and wrong, how the films influenced each other, and, ultimately, how the movies reflect America's changing understandings of the conflict and of the nation. |
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... Forrest's exploits in running the Union raiders to ground and capturing their numerically superior force won further notoriety for the Southern cavalry commander and saved the vital line from destruction . Benjamin Grierson , Philip ...
... Forrest's exploits in running the Union raiders to ground and capturing their numerically superior force won further notoriety for the Southern cavalry commander and saved the vital line from destruction . Benjamin Grierson , Philip ...
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... military elements of the film come and go with little direct influence on the story ... Forrest's real - life frustrations in disrupting the supply lines that ... cavalry commander Nathan Bedford Forrest . If he were to be turned loose to ...
... military elements of the film come and go with little direct influence on the story ... Forrest's real - life frustrations in disrupting the supply lines that ... cavalry commander Nathan Bedford Forrest . If he were to be turned loose to ...
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... Forrest on the 8th . Indeed , Forrest nearly became the last fatality of Shiloh when he matched his small cavalry command against Sherman's pursuing Federals . The aggressive cavalryman ordered a charge that would force the Union troops ...
... Forrest on the 8th . Indeed , Forrest nearly became the last fatality of Shiloh when he matched his small cavalry command against Sherman's pursuing Federals . The aggressive cavalryman ordered a charge that would force the Union troops ...
Contents
Hollywoods Civil War | 1 |
The Birth of Civil War Cinema | 7 |
Victory Rode the Rails | 17 |
Copyright | |
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