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Review title: Shaara spreads himself too thin
Product review: The writing style is annoying. The narrative gaps stick out like ugly roaches. His portrayal of Stonewall Jackson is not even close. Jackson's POV is MIA for 150 pages...where'd he go? I would have preferred an in-depth portrayal of a single battle (hey! just like _Killer Angels_!) instead of covering 2 years of the Civil War with the occasional in-depth portrayal of a battle. After thin descriptions of some battles, like 2nd Manassas, I felt very cheated. After no description of a battle, like 1st Manassas, I was enfuriated. Shaara offers nothing new to Civil War buffs; a lot of re-uttered platitudes from the PBS Civil War series. After I read this book, I said "Been there, done that." Read Shelby Foote instead.
