The Guns of the South

The Guns of the South

Release Date:  9/22/1992
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Medium:  Literature
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Release Message:  An alternate history novel set during the American Civil War where South African white supremacists give the Confederacy AK-47s. Written by Harry Turtledove.
Description:  During American Civil War, South African white supremacists give the Confederacy AK-47s. An alternate history novel set during the American Civil War by Harry Turtledove. The story deals with a group of time-travelling white supremacist Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging members who supply Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia with AK-47s and small amounts of other supplies (including nitroglycerine tablets for treating Lee's heart condition), leading to a Southern victory in the war.