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A world on fire : Britain's crucial role in the American Civil War
Record details
- ISBN: 9780375504945 (acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 037550494X
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Physical Description:
xxxix, 958 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 2010. Subtitle varies. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Cotton is king. The uneasy cousins -- On the best of terms -- "The cards are in our hands!" -- Expectations are dashed -- The Rebel yell -- War by other means -- "It takes two to make a quarrel" -- The lion roars back -- The war moves to England -- The first blow against slavery -- Five miles from Richmond -- The South is rising -- Is blood thicker than water? -- A fateful decision -- Fire all around them. Bloodbath at Fredericksburg -- The missing key to victory -- "The tinsel has worn off" -- Faltering steps of a counterrevolution -- Prophecies of blood and suffering -- The key is in the lock -- The eve of battle -- Crossroads at Gettysburg -- Pressure rising -- Devouring the young -- River of death -- Can the nation endure? -- If only we are spared. Buckling under pressure -- A great slaughter -- "Defiance to her enemies" -- "Can we hold out?" -- The crisis comes -- The tyranny of hope -- "Come retribution" -- "War is cruelty" -- "The British mark on every battle-field" -- "Richmond tomorrow" -- Fire, fire -- "A true-born king of men" -- Epilogue. |
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