Stars & Stripes Forever: A Novel of Alternate History (Stars & Stripes Trilogy)

On November 8, 1861, a U.S. navy warship stopped a British packet and seized two Confederate emissaries on their way to England to seek backing for their cause. England responded with rage, calling for a war of vengeance. The looming crisis was defused by the peace-minded Prince Albert. But imagine how Albert's absence during this critical moment might have changed everything. For lacking Albert's calm voice of reason, Britain now seizes the opportunity to attack and conquer a crippled, war-torn America. Ulysses S. Grant is poised for an attack that could smash open the South's defenses. In Washington, Abraham Lincoln sees a first glimmer of hope that this bloody war might soon end. But then disaster strikes: English troops have invaded from Canada. With most of the Northern troops withdrawn to fight the new enemy, General William Tecumseh Sherman and his weakened army stand alone against the Confederates. Can a divided, bloodied America defeat England, or will the United States cease to exist for all time? An alternate Civil War in which, following an incident at sea, British troops from Canada invade the United States to help the Confederacy. Subsequently they attack the Confederacy, whereupon North and South join forces to drive them out. Quebec gains its independence A U.S. Navy warship stops a British packet and seizes two Confederate emissaries on their way to England causing a war of vengeance The USS San Jacinto rocked gently in the calm seas of the South Atlantic; blue water below, blue sky above.