
Stars and Stripes Forever
In 1861 the American Civil War was in its first lethal year. Britain favoured the Confederacy - and the United Kingdom''s hostility to the North increased to a flashpoint when a Union warship stopped a British vessel at sea. At that moment, there was a very real risk of war between Britain and the Union.
Would Britain have invaded the United States? And if she had - what would have happened? This b...
In 1861 the American Civil War was in its first lethal year. Britain favoured the Confederacy - and the United Kingdom''s hostility to the North increased to a flashpoint when a Union warship stopped a British vessel at sea. At that moment, there was a very real risk of war between Britain and the Union.
Would Britain have invaded the United States? And if she had - what would have happened? This b...