Whether you refer to it as Manassas or Bull Run, you'll want this book on the war's first major battle

摘要

The First Battle of Bull Run, or Manassas, holds an odd place in the nation's historical mind. It grabs our attention because it was the first major battle of the Civil War, but we shun it for precisely the same reason. Full of the mayhem, confusion, illogic and public fascination that characterizes a generation's first foray into battle, Bull Run was a curious spectacle that defies the geometric, clinical analysis that so many students of the Civil War adore.