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Item specifics
- Condition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780801862939
- Book Title
- Duty, Honor, Country : a History of West Point
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Item Length
- 9.1 in
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Education, History
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Military / Strategy, Military / United States, Higher
- Item Weight
- 20.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801862930
ISBN-13
9780801862939
eBay Product ID (ePID)
103004200
Product Key Features
Book Title
Duty, Honor, Country : a History of West Point
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Military / Strategy, Military / United States, Higher
Publication Year
2000
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Education, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-039408
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Throughout history every great nation has kept in its treasure-chest an academy for advanced learning and military training. Steven Ambrose's history leaves the reader with a greater understanding of the relationship between our treasure, West Point, and the society it supports."-- Parameters, A welcome addition to the growing literature on military education. Ambrose covers the whole history of West Point, from the first feeble beginnings under President Jefferson down to the present. He has carefully examined both the published and unpublished sources and has rounded out the basic data with numerous interviews., The title of this first-rate account of the United States Military Academy is drawn from the Academy's motto... [Ambrose] follows the long gray line through history, skillfully re-creating the administrations of West Point's outstanding superintendents (Sylvanus Thayer and Douglas MacArthur), telling some amusing anecdotes about cadets 'who simply refused to conform to the West Point mold' (James McNeill Whistler and Edgar Allan Poe)., The conception of West Point, as Ambrose makes clear in his short history of the Military Academy, was immaculately Jeffersonian. It was a school to train engineers-that most liberal, nonaristocratic, and socially useful branch of the military service-not in order to create a corps d'lite but to provide the reservoir of military expertise which was needed if the militia ideal were to become a practical reality... Ambrose has told this story clearly and well; he is at his best in tying it to the larger context of American politics, social attitudes, and higher education., The conception of West Point, as Ambrose makes clear in his short history of the Military Academy, was immaculately Jeffersonian. It was a school to train engineers--that most liberal, nonaristocratic, and socially useful branch of the military service--not in order to create a corps d'lite but to provide the reservoir of military expertise which was needed if the militia ideal were to become a practical reality... Ambrose has told this story clearly and well; he is at his best in tying it to the larger context of American politics, social attitudes, and higher education., Throughout history every great nation has kept in its treasure-chest an academy for advanced learning and military training. Steven Ambrose's history leaves the reader with a greater understanding of the relationship between our treasure, West Point, and the society it supports., ""A welcome addition to the growing literature on military education. Ambrose covers the whole history of West Point, from the first feeble beginnings under President Jefferson down to the present. He has carefully examined both the published and unpublished sources and has rounded out the basic data with numerous interviews."", The conception of West Point, as Ambrose makes clear in his short history of the Military Academy, was immaculately Jeffersonian. It was a school to train engineers-that most liberal, nonaristocratic, and socially useful branch of the military service-not in order to create a corps d' lite but to provide the reservoir of military expertise which was needed if the militia ideal were to become a practical reality... Ambrose has told this story clearly and well; he is at his best in tying it to the larger context of American politics, social attitudes, and higher education., The conception of West Point, as Ambrose makes clear in his short history of the Military Academy, was immaculately Jeffersonian. It was a school to train engineers--that most liberal, nonaristocratic, and socially useful branch of the military service--not in order to create a corps d'élite but to provide the reservoir of military expertise which was needed if the militia ideal were to become a practical reality... Ambrose has told this story clearly and well; he is at his best in tying it to the larger context of American politics, social attitudes, and higher education., There have been many other histories of West Point, but this is the best... From this excellent book every American will find interest and take pride in this truly national institution that has played so great a part in the building of the country., The conception of West Point, as Ambrose makes clear in his short history of the Military Academy, was immaculately Jeffersonian. It was a school to train engineers-that most liberal, nonaristocratic, and socially useful branch of the military service-not in order to create a corps d'élite but to provide the reservoir of military expertise which was needed if the militia ideal were to become a practical reality... Ambrose has told this story clearly and well; he is at his best in tying it to the larger context of American politics, social attitudes, and higher education.
Dewey Decimal
355/.0071/173
Table Of Content
Foreword Introduction Chapter 1. The Beginning Chapter 2. The Foundling Chapter 3. Alden Partridge Chapter 4. Sylvanus Thayer Chapter 5. Thayer's Curriculum and Faculty Chapter 6. The Jacksonians and the Academy Chapter 7. The Golden Age, 1840-1860 Chapter 8. Cadet Life Chapter 9. Civil War Chapter 10. Stagnation Chapter 11. Hazing and the Negro Cadets Chapter 12. From Cuba To France Chapter 13. Douglas MacArthur Chapter 14. Implementing The MacArthur Reforms Chapter 15. Football Chapter 16. The Modern Academy Afterword Bibliography Index Illustrations
Synopsis
This new paperback edition of Stephen E. Ambrose's highly regarded history of the United States Military Academy features the original foreword by Dwight D. Eisenhower and a new afterword by former West Point superintendent Andrew J. Goodpaster. ''There have been many other histories of West Point, but this is the best . . . From this excellent ......, This new paperback edition of Stephen E. Ambrose's highly regarded history of the United States Military Academy features the original foreword by Dwight D. Eisenhower and a new afterword by former West Point superintendent Andrew J. Goodpaster. ''There have been many other histories of West Point, but this is the best . . . From this excellent book every American will find interest and take pride in this truly national institution that has played so great a part in the building of the country.''--Historical Times ''The title of this first-rate account of the United States Military Academy is drawn from the Academy's motto . . . [Ambrose] follows the long gray line through history, skillfully re-creating the administrations of West Point's outstanding superintendents (Sylvanus Thayer and Douglas MacArthur), telling some amusing anecdotes about cadets 'who simply refused to conform to the West Point mold' (James McNeill Whistler and Edgar Allan Poe).''--New York Times Book Review ''The conception of West Point, as Ambrose makes clear in his short history of the Military Academy, was immaculately Jeffersonian. It was a school to train engineers--that most liberal, nonaristocratic, and socially useful branch of the military service--not in order to create a corps d'élite but to provide the reservoir of military expertise which was needed if the militia ideal were to become a practical reality . . . Ambrose has told this story clearly and well; he is at his best in tying it to the larger context of American politics, social attitudes, and higher education.''--Journal of American History ''A welcome addition to the growing literature on military education. Ambrose covers the whole history of West Point, from the first feeble beginnings under President Jefferson down to the present. He has carefully examined both the published and unpublished sources and has rounded out the basic data with numerous interviews.''--Journal of Higher Education, This new paperback edition of Stephen E. Ambrose's highly regarded history of the United States Military Academy features the original foreword by Dwight D. Eisenhower and a new afterword by former West Point superintendent Andrew J. Goodpaster., A New York Times bestselling author writes about West Point. This new paperback edition of Stephen E. Ambrose's highly regarded history of the United States Military Academy features the original foreword by Dwight D. Eisenhower and a new afterword by former West Point superintendent Andrew J. Goodpaster., "Stephen Ambrose's history leaves the reader with a greater understanding of the relationship between our treasure, West Point, and the society it supports." -- Parameters
LC Classification Number
U410.L1A7 1999
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