'Guns of the South' was a stand-alone novel. The series that begins with 'How Few Remain' is a separate look at an alternate ending to the war, and subsequent events. It does not involve time-travelling Afrikaaners with hundreds of thousands of AKs.
The point of divergence in the series is that Lee's orders for the Battle of Antietam are never lost- and the battle proceeds as Lee intended. The South succeeds in secession, and there is an uneasy peace across the North-South border. When the First World War breaks out in Europe, battle lines are drawn again between the North and the South. It's an interesting read.
"How Few Remain": that's the novel I assumed was the sequel to "Guns..." Thanks for the clairification and brief review. Looking at my "Few.." paperback I now see I never finished it! I may have to re-add this to my read list.
Re Civil War and time travel, etc, another book along the same vein and on my top 10 list is "The Lincoln Hunters" by Wilson Tucker. One of the few books I'd love to see made into a movie.
Oh, no, I've read `em, I just didn't remember the divergence in the beginning, which was quite a few books back. It was our other Freeper buddy here that thought the "How Few Remain" series was a sequel.
Anyway, that series is a good read. Have y'all read the Gingrich stuff? I've been avoiding it, but I'm willing to read reviews from other Freepers on the subject...