"FICTION / General" . . "Historia fikcyjna." . . . . . . "winter of 1864, General Robert E. Lee finds himself and his Army of Northern Virginia huddled on the banks of the Rapidan, trying to fight a war despite meager rations and a terrible lack of equipment - indeed, some of his men do not even have shoes. But when Lee finds a way to arm his forces, the tide suddenly turns; the rebels win a decisive victory at the Battle of Wilderness. Lee presses his advantage, marching on Washington. But if Lincoln surrenders, and the." . . "History"@en . "History" . "In a speculative work of fiction, Andries Rhoodie, a strange man with an unplaceable accent, provides the losing General Robert E. Lee and his army with an unlimited quantity of AK-47s, which will assure their victory. Northern Virginia is ragged and ill equipped. The battle of Gettysburg has broken the back of the Confederacy and decimated its manpower. As a Civil War historian, I literally could not put the Guns of the South down. It is absolutely unique without question the most fascinating Civil War novel I have ever read. Harry Turtledove knows his Civil War, and best of all, the Guns of the South is not simply great entertainment; it is also a serious and successful effort to come to grips with the central issues of the war. With the power and assurance of a master storyteller and the scrupulous accuracy of a trained historian, Harry Turtledove has created an immense, meticulously detailed, and utterly plausible world in which history takes a most unexpected turn. In the Guns of the South, Turtledove takes one of the most dramatic, bloody, and tumultuous episodes in our life as a nation, the Civil War, and vividly imagines what might have been had the rebels prevailed. In the unusually cold winter of 1864, General Robert E. Lee finds himself and his Army of Northern Virginia huddled on the banks of the Rapidan, trying to fight a war despite meager rations and a terrible lack of equipment indeed. Some of his men do not even have shoes. When Lee finds a way to arm his forces, the tide suddenly turns; the rebels win a decisive victory at the Battle of Wilderness. Lee presses his advantage, marching on Washington. If Lincoln surrenders, and the Confederacy can negotiate independence from the Union, there remain many obstacles to peace. The disputed states of Kentucky and Missouri must be accommodated, and the matter of slavery itself will threaten the newly independent Confederate States with fresh factional strife. Indeed, with victory come difficult choices for Robert E. Lee. War has worn down his health. His invalid wife lives for the day the two of them can finally build a peaceful life together. His days of service should be drawing to a close. Yet set against Lee's personal desires is the prospect of watching his beloved land squander the freedom that he and his men fought so desperately to win. Not for his own ambition but because duty calls, Lee will find himself faced with the price of triumph. Mixing masterfully drawn historical and fictional characters, Turtledove brings to life the turmoil of a people in crisis."@en . . . "Confederacy can negotiate independence from the Union, there remain many obstacles to peace. The disputed states of Kentucky and Missouri must be accommodated. And the matter of slavery itself will threaten the newly independent Confederate States with fresh factional strife. Indeed, with victory come difficult choices for Robert E. Lee. War has worn down his health. His invalid wife lives for the day the two of them can finally build a peaceful life together. His days." . "The guns of the south"@en . "Science fiction, American"@en . "of service should be drawing to a close. Yet set against Lee's personal desires is the prospect of watching his beloved land squander the freedom that he and his men fought so desperately to win. Not for his own ambition but because duty calls, Lee will find himself faced with the price of triumph. Mixing masterfully drawn historical and fictional characters, Turtledove brings to life the turmoil of a people in crisis. Here are the details of what it was like to fight in." . . "A \"what if\" story imagines what might happen if a band of white supremacists traveled back through time to alter the outcome of the Civil War."@en . "A \"what if\" story imagines what might happen if a band of white supremacists traveled back through time to alter the outcome of the Civil War." . "A novel of alternative history and time travel in which the outcome of the Civil War is altered."@en . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . "Fiction"@en . "Fiction" . . . "Alternative histories"@en . . . "Historical fiction, American"@en . . "An exciting novel of \"alternate history\" in which time travelers from the future alter the outcome of the Civil War. As the war is nearing its end, and General Lee is facing imminent defeat, he is approached with the offer of an extraordinary weapon--an assault rifle called the AK-47."@en . . . "Historical fiction"@en . "Alternate histories (Fiction)"@en . . "and Grant in their roles as keepers of the peace in a land divided. A highly original and extraordinary vision of history as it both was and could have been, The Guns of the South will take its place alongside the most exciting historical fiction ever written about the War Between the States." . "With the power and assurance of a master storyteller and the scrupulous accuracy of a trained historian, Harry Turtledove has created an immense, meticulously detailed, and utterly plausible world in which history takes a most unexpected turn. In The Guns of the South, Turtledove takes one of the most dramatic, bloody, and tumultuous episodes in our life as a nation, the Civil War, and vividly imagines what might have been had the rebels prevailed. In the unusually cold." . "The guns of the south : a novel of the Civil War" . "a Confederate army transformed from ragged to victorious: letters written home on scraps of wallpaper, \"coffee\" brewed from chicory and burnt grain, the fiery Battle of Wilderness, the march into Washington City and the confrontation with Lincoln, the negotiations between the United States and the Confederate States of America. Turtledove also takes us into conversations between General Lee and Confederate President Jefferson Davis and fascinating exchanges between Lee." . "War stories" . "War stories"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Alternative histories (Fiction)" . "Alternative histories (Fiction)"@en . "\"It is absolutely unique--without question the most fascinating Civil War novel I have ever read.\" Professor James M. McPherson Pultizer Prize-winning BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM January 1864--General Robert E. Lee faces defeat. The Army of Northern Virginia is ragged and ill-equpped. Gettysburg has broken the back of the Confederacy and decimated its manpower. Then, Andries Rhoodie, a strange man with an unplaceable accent, approaches Lee with an extraordinary offer. Rhoodie demonstrates an amazing rifle: Its rate of fire is incredible, its lethal efficiency breathtaking--and Rhoodie guarantees unlimited quantitites to the Confederates. The name of the weapon is the AK-47 ... Selected by the Science Fiction Book Club A Main Selection of the Military Book Club From the Paperback edition."@en . . . "The guns of the South : a novel of the Civil War" . "The guns of the South : a novel of the Civil War"@en . . "The Guns of the South"@en . . . . "A novel of \"alternate history\" in which time travelers from the future alter the outcome of the Civil War. As the war is nearing its end, and General Lee is facing imminent defeat, he is approached with the offer of an extraordinary weapon--an assault rifle called the AK-47."@en . 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