This book seeks to answer the question of what caused the South to lose the Civil War. The author of this book claims that Confederate nationalism was weak, causing Confederates to simply lack the will to win. I find that claim to be a bit silly. I live in the South, and I can tell you for free that a lot of these people still subscribe to Confederate nationalism, are involved in hate groups, and align with modern political parties who advocate racial violence and other disgraceful rhetoric. The nationalism is alive and well. That is not the reason the South lose the Civil War. In actuality, the widespread devastation to infrastructure, farmland, supply chains, and loss of life due to war and disease had a massive impact on the outcome of the Civil War. Other issues that the South faced were military tactics, inadequate leadership, and desertion.

I have had this book on my shelf for a while and have avoided reading it due to lack of interest. I am currently taking an American Slavery class and hoped that this book would be useful for a couple of assignments, so I went ahead and read it. Unfortunately, I found it lacking. I cannot recommend this book.