The Grapple (Settling Accounts, Book Three) - Harry Turtledove

"A profoundly thoughtful masterpiece of alternate history."-Booklist

It is 1943,
the third summer of the new war between the Confederate States of America and the
United States, a war that will turn on the deeds of ordinary soldiers, extraordinary
heroes, and a colorful cast of spies, politicians, rebels, and everyday citizens.
The CSA president, Jake Featherston, seems to have greatly miscalculated the North' s resilience. But as new demonic tools of killing are unleashed, secret wars are
unfolding. The U.S. government in Philadelphia has proof that the tyrannical Featherston
is murdering African Americans by the tens of thousands in a Texas gulag called Determination.
And the leaders of both sides know full well that the world's next great power will
not be the one with the biggest army but the nation that wins the race against nature
and science-and smashes open the power of the atom.

Praise for The Grapple

"Turtledove never tires of exploring
the paths not taken, bringing to his storytelling a prodigious knowledge of his subject
and a profound understanding of human sensibilities and motivations."-Library Journal

"One of the strongest books in the extended series."-SfSite

"Compelling."-Publishers Weekly