A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War (188 page)

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Authors: Amanda Foreman

Tags: #Europe, #International Relations, #Modern, #General, #United States, #Great Britain, #Public Opinion, #Political Science, #Civil War Period (1850-1877), #19th Century, #History

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7. “It Takes Two to Make a Quarrel”

8. The Lion Roars Back

9. The War Moves to England

10. The First Blow Against Slavery

11. Five Miles from Richmond

12. The South Is Rising

13. Is Blood Thicker Than Water?

14. A Fateful Decision

PART II: FIRE ALL AROUND THEM

15. Bloodbath at Fredericksburg

16. The Missing Key to Victory

17. “The Tinsel Has Worn Off”

18. Faltering Steps of a Counterrevolution

19. Prophecies of Blood and Suffering

20. The Key Is in the Lock

21. The Eve of Battle

22. Crossroads at Gettysburg

23. Pressure Rising

24. Devouring the Young

25. River of Death

26. Can the Nation Endure?

PART III: IF ONLY WE ARE SPARED

27. Buckling Under Pressure

28. A Great Slaughter

29. “Defiance to Her Enemies”

30. “Can We Hold Out?”

31. The Crisis Comes

32. The Tyranny of Hope

33. “Come Retribution”

34. “War Is Cruelty”

35. “The British Mark on Every Battle-field”

36. “Richmond Tomorrow”

37. Fire, Fire

38. “A True-Born King of Men”

Epilogue

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Acknowledgments

Notes

Glossary

About the Author

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