How to Dodge a Cannonball

"I thought I was done with reading anything about the Civil War until this kooky satire marched into my life. Conspiracy? It’s got it. Flag twirling? Oh, it’s there, ultimately deployed with deadly force. A white teenager flips sides – twice – before trying to pass himself off as a flag-bearing octoroon in a Black Union regiment. None of them believes his foolishness, but they tolerate him anyway. His naivete and vainglory are delicious and hilarious, employed deftly by Dennard Dayle to skewer those who think war is da bomb and those who can’t be bothered to think too deeply about race."