‘MY ENEMY’S ENEMY …’—THE 1861 TRENT AFFAIR IN THE NATION

By Charles Tyner At the time of the Civil War, the United States was a growing power but not yet a ‘great’ one. Vulnerable to the existing European powers, it had to navigate its way carefully through any diplomatic crisis that might undermine it, of which there were several. One such episode was the Trent ... Read more

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