Blue and Gray Diplomacy: A History of Union and Confederate Foreign Relations (Littlefield History of the Civil War Era)
"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"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"Jones has reshaped the history of Civil War diplomacy. . . . Extensive research and clear insights [create] a thoughtful and precise study."--Journal of American History"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"[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"Written in a narrative style that relates the story as its participants saw it play out around them,Blue and Gray Diplomacydepicts the complex set of problems faced by policy makers from Richmond and Washington to London, Paris, and St. Petersburg."--McCormick Messenger"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