"Patriots and Traitors puts a spotlight on the often overlooked Western Theater of the Civil War and explores a fascinating alternate timeline. A must read for any Civil War buff!" -T.K. Blackwood Author of the Iron Crucible series "Liam Rook's fascinating spin on an alternate Civil War is a fun historical romp that never loses sight of the human. I can't wait to see what happens next with Lee in the West!" -James Houser The Unknown Soldiers Podcast Summer 1861. The United States has shattered, North and South, brother against brother. But in the distant New Mexico territory, a stray bullet sends history into uncharted territory. As storm clouds gather along the Mississippi, the unproven Robert E. Lee takes command on the Confederacy's most dangerous Kentucky and Tennessee. It's the Civil War as it might have been … with Lee in the West. Liam Rook's debut novel tells the dramatic story of a terrible war from the saddle of the general and the iron sights of the soldier, history in the making - or remaking - as you've never seen it before.