Bluff, Blusters, Lies and Spies: The Lincoln Foreign Policy, 1861 1865 (David Perry LP) 35177 Abundantly illustrated with maps and Gettysburg Photography Abundantly illustrated with maps and historical and modern photographs The result is a divided Southern army severely weakened by straggling Ultimately It explains how Great Britain’s safety and continued existence as an empire depended on maintaining an influence on American foreign policy and how the growth of the Union navy—particularly its new ironclad ships—rendered her a paper tiger who relied on deceit and bravado to preserve the illusion of international strength