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Britain and the War for the Union, Volume Two

Brian A. Jenkins

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Description:The second and concluding volume of this definitive study of Britain's response to the American Civil War--the first volume of which was described in the as "a model of its kind"--is concerned with the precarious Anglo-American relationship between the summer of 1862 and the final defeat of the Confederacy. These were the years in which the unexpected prolongation of the war gradually led to a policy of extreme caution on the part of the Palmerston government in its dealings with the belligerents and to increasing public controversy over events in America and Britain's attitude toward them. Professor Jenkins examines and addresses the complex factors which brought the government in 1863 to its crucial decision (endorsed by popular opinion) not to intervene in the conflict and to take care not to be drawn into it thereafter. Both material interests (the profits of neutrality) and moral considerations (the emancipation issue) were used to justify inaction; hardly less influential was British preoccupation with the European balance of power and the designs of Napoleon III. The conciliatory course that was usually followed by Secretary of State Seward also did much to keep Britain on the sidelines. The period ended with belated and somewhat fearful preparations, especially in Canada, for a Union triumph, and growing recognition that the American sense of grievance toward a grudgingly neutral Britain--aroused in particular by the Alabama affair--would require both time and compensation to overcome.Utilizing an impressive range of private as well as public papers, Professor Jenkins has produced a diplomatic history of exceptional breadth, a work of synthesis which provides a balanced and convincing explanation of how and why the British government and people made and adhered to the decision to stand aloof from the War for the Union.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Britain and the War for the Union, Volume Two. To get started finding Britain and the War for the Union, Volume Two, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 470

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 1980

ISBN: 0773503544

Description: The second and concluding volume of this definitive study of Britain's response to the American Civil War--the first volume of which was described in the as "a model of its kind"--is concerned with the precarious Anglo-American relationship between the summer of 1862 and the final defeat of the Confederacy. These were the years in which the unexpected prolongation of the war gradually led to a policy of extreme caution on the part of the Palmerston government in its dealings with the belligerents and to increasing public controversy over events in America and Britain's attitude toward them. Professor Jenkins examines and addresses the complex factors which brought the government in 1863 to its crucial decision (endorsed by popular opinion) not to intervene in the conflict and to take care not to be drawn into it thereafter. Both material interests (the profits of neutrality) and moral considerations (the emancipation issue) were used to justify inaction; hardly less influential was British preoccupation with the European balance of power and the designs of Napoleon III. The conciliatory course that was usually followed by Secretary of State Seward also did much to keep Britain on the sidelines. The period ended with belated and somewhat fearful preparations, especially in Canada, for a Union triumph, and growing recognition that the American sense of grievance toward a grudgingly neutral Britain--aroused in particular by the Alabama affair--would require both time and compensation to overcome.Utilizing an impressive range of private as well as public papers, Professor Jenkins has produced a diplomatic history of exceptional breadth, a work of synthesis which provides a balanced and convincing explanation of how and why the British government and people made and adhered to the decision to stand aloof from the War for the Union.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Britain and the War for the Union, Volume Two. To get started finding Britain and the War for the Union, Volume Two, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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