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Describes the secret alliance between British and Confederate interests during the American Civil War, the international intrigue and espionage of the era, the British construction of ships for the Confederate navy, the role of the CSS Alabama in the final great military campaign of the war, and more.
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"Political intrigue, swashbuckling adventure...Good entertainment for fans of Civil War tales, naval history, or true stories of high-seas adventure." "deKay's engagingly written book is carefully and knowledgeably constructed, and will appeal to the uninitiated." "Sound and remarkably free of fury, deKay's commendable effort nicely expands coverage of the naval aspects of the Civil War."
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James Tertius deKay is also the author of Monitor: The Story of the Legendary Civil War Ironclad and the Man Whose Invention Changed the Course of History and Chronicles of the Frigate Macedonian. He lives in Stonington, Connecticut.
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- PublisherBallantine Books
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0345431820
- ISBN 13 9780345431820
- BindingHardcover
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Book Description hardcover. Condition: new. 1. During its clandestine construction in Liverpool it was known as Number 290 When it was finally unleashed as the CSS Alabama the Confederate gunship triggered the last great military campaign of the Civil War a maritime adventure unparalleled in our history an infamous example of British political treachery and the largest retribution settlement ever negotiated by an international tribunal 15500000 in gold paid by Britain to the United States This riveting true story of the AngloConfederate alliance that led to the creation of a Southern navy illuminates the dramatic and crucial global impact of the American Civil WarLike most things in the War between the States it started over cotton Lincolns naval blockade prevented the South from exporting their prize commodity to England In response the Confederacy came up with a unique plan to divert the Norths vessels and open the waterwaysa plan that would mean covertly building a navy in Britain a daring strategy that involved an unforgettable cast of colorful charactersJames BullochNortherner by circumstance Southerner by birth he risked his life to enter England and build a fleet under the very noses of Northern spies Lord John Russellthe British foreign secretary who was suspected of subverting his own legal system to allow the secret ships Charles Francis Adamsson and grandson of presidents who exhausted every avenue to stop the ConfederateBritish collusion Raphael Semmesthe fanatically loyal Southern captain who disabled or destroyed sixty Northern ships before meeting his match near Cherbourg France and The Alabamaa wooden gunship that took to the sea named for a Southern state to wreak havoc on the Northern causeWith The Rebel Raiders naval historian James Tertius deKay brings to dazzling life an amazing little known piece of history that is at once an important work of Civil War scholarship and a suspenseful tale of military strategy international espionage and a legal crisis whose outcome still affects the world. Seller Inventory # DADAX0345431820
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