About the Book James Bulloch, a sea captain turned Confederate agent, arrived in Liverpool at a crucial moment during the U.S. Civil War: a Union blockade was preventing Southern cotton exports from reaching Britain, threatening to destroy what was left of the Confederate economy-unless Bulloch could secretly arrange for the construction of a fleet of warships to break the northern grip on the South. Shortly thereafter, Union operative Thomas Dudley, a pious Quaker and radical abolitionist, arrived in Liverpool to stop the Confederate spy. Either mans mission, if successful, would determine the wars outcome and the countrys fate. From master of historical espionage Alexander Rose, The Lion and the Fox uncovers an enthralling, unknown story at the core of the Civil War: an intense duel between two international agents who almost single-handedly decided Americas war and changed the course of history-- Book Synopsis From the New York Times bestselling author of Washingtons Spies , the thrilling story of the Confederate spy who came to Britain to turn the tide of the Civil War--and the Union agent resolved to stop him. In 1861, soon after the outbreak of the Civil War, two secret agents--one a Confederate, the other his Union rival--were dispatched to neutral Britain, each entrusted with a vital mission. The Souths James Bulloch, charming and devious, was to acquire a cutting-edge clandestine fleet intended to break President Lincolns blockade of Confederate ports, sink Northern merchant vessels, and drown the U.S. Navys mightiest ships at sea. The profits from gunrunning and smuggling cotton--Dixies notorious white gold--would finance the scheme. Opposing him was Thomas Dudley, a resolute Quaker lawyer and abolitionist. He was determined to stop Bulloch by any means necessary in a spy-versus-spy game of move and countermove, gambit and sacrifice, intrigue and betrayal. If Dudley failed, Britain would ally with the South and imperil a Northern victory. The battleground was the Dickensian port of Liverpool, whose dockyards built more ships each year than the rest of the world combined, whose warehouses stored more cotton than anywhere else on earth, and whose merchant princes, said one observer, were addicted to Southern proclivities, foreign slave trade, and domestic bribery. From master of historical espionage Alexander Rose, The Lion and the Fox is the astonishing, untold tale of two implacable foes and their twilight struggle for the highest stakes. Review Quotes The complex Confederate conspiracy to fabricate a navy in secret, and the equally energetic Union efforts to stymie it, form the backdrop for Alexander Roses entertaining and deeply researched account of the espionage battle that took place among the Liverpool docks, with a rich cast of spies, crooks, bent businessmen and drunken sailors...Rose relates the tale with gusto. -- New York Times With the contest of wits and bribes between Confederate special agent James Bulloch and American consul Thomas Dudley, Alex-ander Rose has proven that true history is indeed stranger than fiction. This account of Confederate machinations in Liverpool to get Rebel warships built in British shipyards is peopled by a color-ful array of special agents, detectives, spies, dockyard toughs, and a Southern mole in the British Foreign Office. -- James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 Intrigue lovers and Civil War buffs are in for a treat! The Lion and the Fox guides its readers through the shadow war between Confederate and Union agents in England--one trying to procure ships for the Rebel Navy, the other determined to thwart his rival. It is a little-known corner of history but one that is a pleasure to explore in this authors skilled hands. -- Nicholas Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy: Ernest Hemingways Secret Adventures, 1935-1961 Historian Rose delivers an entertaining chronicle of the battle of wits between a Confederate spy and a Union agent in England during the early years of the Civil War. . . . Roses indelible character sketches and firm grasp of the industrial and political milieu of 19th-century Britain enrich the contest of wills between Bulloch and Dudley. This spy-versus-spy tale delights. -- Publishers Weekly A very interesting and informative story that follows the machination, maneuverings, and politics that influenced what went on behind the scenes...For those wishing to be engaged and even better informed on this Civil War maritime give-and-take, look no further than this well-written and researched volume. -- New York Journal of Books Historian Rose ( Washingtons Spies: The Story of Americas First Spy Ring ) masterfully delivers an exciting tale of plots and schemes among the shipyards, docks, and government offices of Liverpool and London. -- Library Journal