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Carved from granite : West Point since 1902 / Lance Betros.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Betros, Lance, 1955-
- Series:
- Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 138.
- Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 138
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States Military Academy--History--20th century.
- United States Military Academy.
- United States Military Academy--History--21st century.
- Military education--United States--History--20th century.
- Military education.
- Military education--United States--History--21st century.
- Leadership--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
- Leadership.
- Leadership--Study and teaching (Higher).
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 458 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2012.
- Contents:
- Old West Point: 1802-1902
- A lion's mouth: Academy governance
- The corps starts here: admissions
- The Athenian academy: academics
- Sabers and goalposts: the physical program
- The Spartan academy: military training
- Toward a four-class system: leader development
- A corps' mission: building character
- Conclusion: character and intellect
- Appendix A. Superintendents
- Appendix B. Commandants
- Appendix C. Deans of the academic board
- Appendix D. Masters of the sword
- Appendix E. Graduate managers of athletics.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781603447713
- 1603447717
- 9781603447874
- 1603447873
- OCLC:
- 758244220
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