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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):
- Military education--United States--History--20th century.
- Military education.
- Military education--United States--History--21st century.
- Leadership--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
- Leadership.
- United States Military Academy--History--20th century.
- United States Military Academy.
- United States Military Academy--History--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (482 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The United States Military Academy at West Point is one of America's oldest and most revered institutions. Founded in 1802, its first and only mission is to prepare young men-and, since 1976, young women-to be leaders of character for service as commissioned officers in the United States Army. West Point's success in accomplishing that mission has secured its reputation as the foremost leadership-development institution in the world. An Academy promotional poster says it this way: "At West Point, much of the history we teach was made by people we taught." Carved from Granite</
- 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:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-77232-8
- 9786613683090
- 1-60344-787-3
- OCLC:
- 809317610
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