Babylon 5 19 - In the Beginning

The Battle of the Line is infamous in Earth history as the climactic
campaign in a long and bloody war between Humankind and the alien
Minbari race. But how did this apocalyptic conflict erupt? And how did
this fateful clash of two civilizations ultimately lead to the creation
of the Babylon 5 space station? Here, at last, the great space epic
unfolds--in a new novel based on the first full-length Babylon 5
television movie.
Eager to expand their trade with other worlds,
the people of planet Earth attempt to make contact with the mysterious
Minbari, a race of proud and powerful warriors. But when communication
turns to violence, Earth becomes the target of a latter-day holy war,
waged by a civilization possessing vastly superior numbers and
firepower.
And the Minbari will stop at nothing short of the total extermination of its enemy: the Human race . . .