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January 1864--General Robert E. Lee faces defeat. The Army of Northern Virginia is ragged and ill-equipped. 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 quantities to the Confederates. The name of the weapon is the AK-47. This extraordinary weapon alters the course of the battle and leads to a shocking revelation about the future of the United States.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Harry Turtledove
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