An incisive and insightful account of the Confederacy. As good a short history of the Southern war effort as we have.

Emory M. Thomas is Regents Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Georgia. He is the author of eight books, including acclaimed biographies of the Confederate generals J. E. B. Stuart and Robert E. Lee. He lives in Athens, Georgia.

Definitive and unsurpassed, The Confederate Nation is the renowned history of the Confederacy by Emory M. Thomas, "one of America's most eminent Civil War historians." Thomas's masterful account delivers a clear analysis of the origins of secession, a gripping narrative of the military campaigns that shaped the Civil War, and a compelling portrait of the Southern people.