First Bull Run 1861

Name: First Bull Run 1861
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

First Bull Run 1861The South's first victory\nAuthor(s): Alan Hankinson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Osprey Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781855321335, 978-1855321335\nSynopsis\nA detailed, illustrated account of the beginning of the Civil War.\n\nAt Bull Run, two inexperienced, ill-trained and poorly led armies clashed in the opening engagement of the American Civil War. Culminating in a stalwart defensive fight by Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson's Virginia Brigade, this is the story of the Confederacy's first victory. Alan Hankinson investigates the personalities of the principal commanders and examines the opposing armies, showing how the widely varying uniforms of different units caused mistakes of identity which affected the battle at crucial points.\n\nWeapons, intelligence and the almost universal inexperience of troops on both sides are all discussed, helping to explain the events of the battle itself.