The Guns of the South
A Novel of the Civil War
Mass Market Paperbound
Del Rey Books
Published: September 1993
ISBN: 9780345384683
ISBN-10: 0345384687
Trim: 4-¼ x 7- inches
576 Pages
" It is absolutely unique--without question the most fascinating Civil War novel I have ever read."
Professor James M. McPherson
Pultizer Prize-winning BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM
January 1864--General Robert E. Lee faces defeat. The Army of Northern Virginia is ragged and ill-equpped. Gettysburg has broken the back of the Confederacy and decimated its manpower.
Then, Andries Rhoodie, a strange man with an unplaceable accent, approaches Lee with an extraordinary offer. Rhoodie demonstrates an amazing rifle: Its rate of fire is incredible, its lethal efficiency breathtaking--and Rhoodie guarantees unlimited quantitites to the Confederates.
The name of the weapon is the AK-47....
Selected by the Science Fiction Book Club
A Main Selection of the Military Book Club
Harry Turtledove
Winner of the International Fantasy Award and also of the Grand Master Award (for lifetime achievement) of the Science Fiction Writers of America, L. Sprague de Camp was a major figure during what has come to be known as the "golden age" of science fiction with his stories in "Astounding", the leading magazine of the time. He was an equally notable contributor to the legendary fantasy magazine "Unknown", which revolutionized the writing of fantasy, and was renowned for his non-fiction books and his historical novels. De Camp also was responsible for reviving interest in the stories and novels
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