Cadet Days A Story Of West Point

Author : Charles King
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019843489

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Cadet Days by Charles King Pdf

Join a group of cadets as they navigate the rigorous training and academic requirements of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Written by noted author and West Point graduate Charles King, this novel offers a glimpse into the challenges and values of military life in the late 19th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Charles King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Military education
ISBN : HARVARD:HWKN7Y

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Cadet Days by Charles King Pdf

Author : David Lipsky
Publisher : HMH
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780547523750

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Absolutely American by David Lipsky Pdf

New York Times Bestseller: A “fascinating, funny and tremendously well written” chronicle of daily life at the US Military Academy (Time). In 1998, West Point made an unprecedented offer to Rolling Stone writer David Lipsky: Stay at the Academy as long as you like, go wherever you wish, talk to whomever you want, to discover why some of America’s most promising young people sacrifice so much to become cadets. Lipsky followed one cadet class into mess halls, barracks, classrooms, bars, and training exercises, from arrival through graduation. By telling their stories, he also examines the Academy as a reflection of our society: Are its principles of equality, patriotism, and honor quaint anachronisms or is it still, as Theodore Roosevelt called it, the most “absolutely American” institution? During an eventful four years in West Point’s history, Lipsky witnesses the arrival of TVs and phones in dorm rooms, the end of hazing, and innumerable other shifts in policy and practice. He uncovers previously unreported scandals and poignantly evokes the aftermath of September 11, when cadets must prepare to become officers in wartime. Lipsky also meets some extraordinary people: a former Eagle Scout who struggles with every facet of the program, from classwork to marching; a foul-mouthed party animal who hates the military and came to West Point to play football; a farm-raised kid who seems to be the perfect soldier, despite his affection for the early work of Georgia O’Keeffe; and an exquisitely turned-out female cadet who aspires to “a career in hair and nails” after the Army. The result is, in the words of David Brooks in the New York Times Book Review, “a superb description of modern military culture, and one of the most gripping accounts of university life I have read. . . . How teenagers get turned into leaders is not a simple story, but it is wonderfully told in this book.”

Author : Professor of International Affairs and Government Edmund a Walsh School of Foreign Service Charles King
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1355809673

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Cadet Days; A Story of West Point by Professor of International Affairs and Government Edmund a Walsh School of Foreign Service Charles King Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2001-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801867125

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Duty, Honor, Country by Stephen E. Ambrose Pdf

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.

Author : Charles King
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1297343662

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Cadet Days by Charles King Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Hugh T Reed
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798732072785

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Cadet Life at West Point by Hugh T Reed Pdf

I was not more than eight years old when I first heard about West Point, and then I was told that it was Uncle Sam's Military School; that the young men there were called cadets; that they were soldiers, and that they wore pretty uniforms with brass buttons on them. The impression made upon me at the time was such that I never tired talking and asking questions about West Point. I soon learned to indicate the site on the map, and I longed to go there, that I might be a cadet and wear brass buttons. I talked about it so much that my good mother made me a coat generous with brass buttons. I called it my cadet coat, and wore it constantly. Ah! for the day I should be a big boy and be a real cadet. With a wooden gun I played soldier, and when the war broke out and the soldiers camped in our old fair grounds, I was in their camp at every opportunity. The camp was about half-way between our home farm and father's store in town, and many is the time I have been scolded for being so much at the camp. My only regret at that time was that I was not old enough to enlist, for I loved to watch the drills and linger around the camp-fires, listening to stories of the war.

Author : Charles King
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0265170893

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Cadet Days by Charles King Pdf

Excerpt from Cadet Days: A Story of West Point Nor had he ever regularly attended any school. There were no schools to speak of near any Of the garrisons at which his father was stationed; but Dr. Graham was a man of scholarly tastes, a graduate of a famous university in Scotland, and one who by faithful study kept abreast of the leading minds in his profession. People gen erally led a very healthful open-air life on the broad Western frontier, and Dr. Graham had few patients to claim his time. He planned, there fore, all the studies for his two boys, he himself hearing them recite in history, geography, and arithmetic, while their devoted mother, at whose knee they had successively learned their A B C's, and whose fragile white hand had guided their chubby fists in the tracing of their first pot hooks, was their instructor in the other rudi ments. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Charles King
Publisher : Litres
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785040584819

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Cadet Days. A Story of West Point by Charles King Pdf

Author : Robert Stewart
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X004066262

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The Corps of Cadets by Robert Stewart Pdf

And narrative insight into the unique institution and the lives of its cadets. From athletic field to parade ground, from dormitory to classroom, from combat course to cadet chapel, every aspect of a cadet's daily routine is explored in Robert Stewart's kaleidoscope of colorful photographs. His book will bring back memories for graduates and help others gain a better understanding of the demands and rewards of Academy life. Although the focus is on today's West Point,

Author : Henry Ossian Flipper
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : EAN:4057664136923

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The Colored Cadet at West Point by Henry Ossian Flipper Pdf

"The following pages were written by request. They claim to give an accurate and impartial narrative of my four years' life while a cadet at West Point, as well as a general idea of the institution there. They are almost an exact transcription of notes taken at various times during those four years."

Author : Robert C. Richardson
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547364917

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West Point by Robert C. Richardson Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "West Point" (An Intimate Picture of the National Military Academy and of the Life of the Cadet) by Robert C. Richardson. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Lisa Browne Joiner,Deboarh L. W. Roszel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1611532183

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The Mom's Guide to Surviving West Point by Lisa Browne Joiner,Deboarh L. W. Roszel Pdf

Advice from moms who have "been there, done that" at the United States Military Academy. Information includes how things work, what to expect, how to dress, how to meet the needs of your cadet during the 47 month adventure.

Author : Rick Atkinson
Publisher : Picador
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429979047

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The Long Gray Line by Rick Atkinson Pdf

The New York Times bestseller about West Point's Class of 1966, by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Rick Atkinson. "A story of epic proportions [and] an awesome feat of biographical reconstruction."—The Boston Globe A classic of its kind, The Long Gray Line is the twenty-five-year saga of the West Point class of 1966. With a novelist's eye for detail, Rick Atkinson (author of the Liberation Trilogy) illuminates this powerful story through the lives of three classmates and the women they loved—from the boisterous cadet years, to the fires of Vietnam, to the hard peace and internal struggles that followed the war. The rich cast of characters also includes Douglas MacArthur, William C. Westmoreland, and a score of other memorable figures. The class of 1966 straddled a fault line in American history, and Atkinson's masterly book speaks for a generation of American men and women about innocence, patriotism, and the price we pay for our dreams

Author : R. Richardson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1718167903

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WestPoint by R. Richardson Pdf

This book is intended to give, aside from a brief historical sketch of West Point, something of the feelings of the cadet from the moment that he reports for duty until he graduates four years later. Perhaps some of my fellow West Pointers will disagree with me in regard to my interpretation of their feelings, but what I have written thereon is drawn from my own experience and from many conversations with cadets of to-day. The customs, traditions, methods of training of the Academy are, I believe, unique, and they make an unforgettable impression upon the cadet. Especially does he become imbued with an almost indefinable influence that we of the Academy call the Spirit of West Point, and in the pages that follow I have tried to seize and translate into words this spirit of the institution. I have greatly enjoyed writing these pages about West Point, a subject very dear to my heart, and I offer this book to the public in the hope that my fellow countrymen may become better acquainted with the aims and ideals of their National Military Academy.