Ebook: A world on fire: an epic history of two nations divided
Author: Foreman Amanda U
- Tags: American Civil War, Diplomatic relations, International Relations, Military participation--British, Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Electronic books, History, United States -- History -- Civil War 1861-1865 -- Participation British, United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain, Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States, United States -- Foreign relations -- 1861-1865, Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1837-1901, M
- Year: 2003
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- City: Great Britain;United States
- Language: English
- epub
Prologue -- Part I. 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 -- Part II. 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? -- Part III. 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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