HOWARD JONES is University Research Professor of History at the University of Alabama. He is author or editor of more than a dozen books, including Abraham Lincoln and a New Birth of Freedom: The Union and Slavery in the Diplomacy of the Civil War and Union in Peril: The Crisis over British Intervention in the Civil War (UNC Press).
Howard Jones is one of the most prolific historians when it comes
to Civil War diplomacy....[He] presents a long awaited
synthesis...that relies on his twenty years of research....He has
topped off a prolific decade of scholarship." --Southern
Historian
[A] thoroughly researched, engagingly written history. . . . By
relating events from both the American and European points of view,
Jones allows readers to understand pivotal events on both sides of
the Atlantic.--Florida Times-Union
A thorough, highly detailed, massively researched volume. . . . No
matter how much you think you know about the Civil War, there is
plenty here that is new and intriguing.--Tuscaloosa News
A very valuable, densely researched, well-written, and
thought-provoking book.--H-Civil War
Distinguished by its international focus, comprehensive coverage of
the North and South, and highly readable form. . . . This
compelling study will appeal to both scholars and a general
readership.--Civil War Book Review
Jones has reshaped the history of Civil War diplomacy. . . .
Extensive research and clear insights [create] a thoughtful and
precise study.--Journal of American History
Might be the best book available and one that is required reading
for anyone interested in the subject [American diplomacy during the
Civil War]. . . . Will be a valuable addition to your library. This
is a book you will read more than once and should be an award
winner.--America's Civil War Blog
The first inclusive history of Civil War diplomacy in more than
four decades. . . An engaging, analytical, and compact assessment.
. . . A laudable and most welcome account.--American Historical
Review
Wide-ranging connections, insights, and reassessments. . . . The
most comprehensive single-volume account of Civil War foreign
relations.--Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
Written in a narrative style that relates the story as its
participants saw it play out around them, Blue and Gray Diplomacy
depicts the complex set of problems faced by policy makers from
Richmond and Washington to London, Paris, and St.
Petersburg.--McCormick Messenger
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