A native South Carolinian, Prince is a freelance writer and translator now living in Munich, Germany, whose writing focuses on the political and cultural effects of war, particularly those of the Civil War and WWII. In this historical analysis, Prince examines controversies surrounding the flying of the Confederate flag over the State House in South Carolina, from 1961 when it was raised to commemorate the centennial of the American Civil War through the heated public debates during the 1990s, which culminated in the flag's removal in July 2000. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)