Carved from Granite - West Point since 1902 (Paperback)

The United States Military Academy at WestPoint is one of America's oldest and most reveredinstitutions. Founded in 1802, its first and onlymission is to prepare young men-and, since1976, young women-to be leaders of characterfor service as commissioned officers in the UnitedStates Army. Carved from Granite is the story of how West Pointgoes about producing military leaders of character.As scholar and Academy graduate Lance Betrosshows, West Point's early history is interestingand colorful, but its history since then is far morerelevant to the issues-and problems-that face theAcademy today. Betros describes and assesses how well West Point hasaccomplished its mission- not hesitating to exposeproblems and challenge long-held assumptions.Here is the most authoritative history of the modernUnited States Military Academy written to date.

General

Imprint:	Texas A & M University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series
Release date:	March 2016
Authors:	Lance Betros
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	480
ISBN-13:	978-1-62349-427-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN:	1-62349-427-3
Barcode:	9781623494278

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