Great Britain and the American Civil War

A detailed history of Britain's fraught relationship with the American Civil War, examining diplomacy, public opinion and the tensions that nearly drew the two nations into open conflict.

At a glance While the United States tore itself apart, an anxious Britain watched, weighed its… What it's about Great Britain and the American Civil War is a study of the diplomatic… It examines the pressures bearing on British policy, official neutrality, the… The narrative traces how statesmen, opinion and events combined to keep, or nearly…

Great Britain and the American Civil War is a study of the diplomatic and political relationship between Britain and a divided America during the war of 1861 to 1865.