{"product_id":"9780842028752","title":"A Single Grand Victory: The First Campaign and Battle of Manassas","description":"More than 800 men lost their lives and 2,700 were wounded. Confederate   General Thomas J. Jackson earned his legendary nickname \"Stonewall\" here as   fellow Confederate General Barnard Bee, later fatally wounded in the battle,   shouted, \"Yonder stands Jackson like a stone wall!\" Both the North and the South   believed that a single victory in this first major battle would decide the war   before it barely started. Yet the first battle of Manassas, or Bull Run, has not   received nearly the same attention as the other major clashes of the Civil War.\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Single Grand Victory\u003c\/em\u003e      is a highly readable, concise, comprehensive   narrative by Ethan S. Rafuse, professor of history at the United   States Military Academy at West Point.  Rafuse served as park   historian at Bull Run, where he gained great familiarity with the   site and the literature on this battle.  His new book incorporates   insights offered in recent scholarship on Civil War military,   political, and cultural history.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  The author describes the factors that led President Abraham Lincoln   to order an offensive against Confederates at Manassas Junction at a   time when his most prominent military men advised against it.  The   war policies of both the Union and Confederate sides are explained.   Rafuse offers descriptions and analysis of the individuals involved   and the circumstances that influenced the manner in which the   campaign was conducted.  He covers the critical events and   operational and tactical decisions that shaped the campaign's course   and outcome.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition, \u003cem\u003eA Single Grand Victory\u003c\/em\u003e        provides insights into American   life in the nineteenth century by examining what motivated men to   fight in 1861 and describing what led both North and South to expect   the war would be a short one.  Southerners had anticipated that one   victory like Bull Run would persuade the North to abandon the effort   to restore the Union by force.  Northerners believed support for the   Confederate rebellion was so shallow that one battle would end the   war.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCivil War buffs will enjoy this lively new book that   expands our understanding of the conflict at Bull Run and gives a clear account   of the military history of the confrontation. ","brand":"Scholarly Resources, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015837860080,"sku":"9780842028752","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780842028752_p0.jpg?v=1763815882","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780842028752","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}