Diehard Rebels: The Confederate Culture of Invincibility
"Diehard Rebelsis a major contribution to the history of the Confederacy and the history of Southern culture. It offers an important corrective to the hindsight perspective that portrays an irreversible slide down the slippery slope of demoralization and defeat after the twin defeats at Gettysburg and Vicksburg."--James McPherson, author ofThis Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War