The Citadel And The South Carolina Corps Of Cadets

Author : William H. Buckley
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0738517046

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The Citadel and the South Carolina Corps of Cadets by William H. Buckley Pdf

Since its founding in 1842, The Citadel has provided generations of leaders to the state and nation. From its original purpose of providing an education to young men of South Carolina who would perform military duties for the state, it has evolved into an institution of national stature, highly regarded for both its academic reputation and its disciplined environment. Graduates of The Citadel have fought in every United States war since the Mexican War in 1846. Cadets have also achieved prominence in other fields, such as serving in leadership roles in state and national government, education, the professions, and business. With the help of over 200 black-and-white photographs, this work explores the development of The Citadel over the past 160 years, and included are sketches of its visionary founders, faculty members, and leaders. Descriptive vignettes highlight the success of the alumni and give insight into the experiences of the most important element of The Citadel: the South Carolina Corps of Cadets.

Author : Tom Worley
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781611173352

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F Troop and Other Citadel Stories by Tom Worley Pdf

Short stories about character-building experiences at the storied military academy in the 1960s From its founding in 1842 the Citadel has been steeped in tradition. There have been changes through the years, but the basics of the military code and the plebe system have remained constant. Citadel graduate Tom Worley has crafted this collection of short stories about life at the South Carolina military academy during the 1960s. While the stories are fictional, they are inspired in part by his days as a student on the college campus. With humor and dramatic clarity, Worley reveals the harshness of the plebe system, how success is achieved through perseverance, and the character-building benefits of a Citadel education. These seventeen stories are told from the perspective of two main characters—cadets Pete Creger and Sammy Graham—who are members of F Company. By turns surprising and entertaining, the collected stories range from the emotional and physical trials of being a knob in the plebe system, the brutality of hazing, and the fear and fun of company pranks, to the friendship and camaraderie the system fosters and the tremendous pride shared by those who wear the coveted Citadel ring. Best known for its Corps of Cadets, the Citadel attracts students who desire a college education within a classical military system in which leadership and character training are essential parts of the overall experience. Any romanticized notion of military bravado is quickly shattered the moment students set foot on campus and their parents drive away. Many cadets are left wondering, "What have I signed up for?" Worley's stories shed light on the pain and the pride, explaining why, he says, "most cadets at the Citadel hated the place while they were there and loved everything about it once they'd graduated. They were bonded together for life. Perhaps that's the greatest thing the Citadel did for them."

Author : Thomas J Gordon
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781682477175

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Marine Maxims by Thomas J Gordon Pdf

Marine Maxims is a collection of fifty principle-based leadership lessons that Thomas J. Gordon acquired commanding Marines over a career spanning three decades of service. Dealing with the complexities and challenges of the contemporary operating environment requires an internal moral compass fixed true. These maxims focus on developing inner citadels of character, moral courage, and the resilience to persevere in a contested domain where information is key. Its purpose is to provide future leaders with a professional development plan that will steel their resolve and enable them to lead with honor. Thematically, these maxims build upon a foundation of character, courage, and will. To be effective, a leader must model and inspire the will to persevere in the face of danger or adversity. The essence of effective leadership is credibility. A leader’s credibility is derived from a congruence of competence and character. Exceptional leaders are not remembered for what they accomplished, but how they did it. Those that lead with integrity will be remembered as a leader worth following.

Author : Peter Karsten
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1385 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780761930976

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Encyclopedia of War and American Society by Peter Karsten Pdf

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Author : Archibald Joseph Cronin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1334899851

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The Citadel (Classic Reprint) by Archibald Joseph Cronin Pdf

Excerpt from The Citadel Andrew descended. The next minute, while he was gathering himself for the ordeal of his entrance, the front door was ung open and he was in the lighted hall being welcomed effusively by a short, plump, smiling woman of about forty with a shining face and bright bold twinkling eyes. 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 : Pat Conroy
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780063323650

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The Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy Pdf

“The Lords of Discipline is, simply, an American classic.” -- Larry King The Lords of Discipline is a novel about coming of age, brotherhood, betrayal, and a man’s forging of his own personal code of honor. Will McLean, a senior on the cadets’ honor court, is an outsider by nature: a basketball star at a school that prizes military prowess above athletics, a military man in training who dares to question the escalating Vietnam war. And yet his greatest struggle will be with the corrupt institution of which he is a part. Rich in humor and suspense, abounding in a rare honesty and generosity of feeling, this novel established Pat Conroy as one of the strongest fictional voices in a generation. “A work of enormous power, passion, humor, and wisdom.” – Washington Star “God preserve Pat Conroy.” – Boston Globe

Author : John A. Coulter
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781623495213

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Cadets on Campus by John A. Coulter Pdf

Since the founding of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1802, more than eight hundred military schools have existed in this country. The vast majority have closed their doors, been absorbed into other educational institutions, or otherwise faded away, but others soldier on, adapting to changing times and changing educational needs. While many individual institutions have had their histories written or their stories told, to date no single book has attempted to explore the full scope of the military school in American history. Cadets on Campus is the first book to cover the origin, history, and culture of the nation’s military schools—secondary and collegiate—and this breadth of coverage will appeal to historians and alumni alike. Author John Alfred Coulter identifies several key figures who were pivotal to the formation of military education, including Sylvanus Thayer, the “father of West Point,” and Alden Partridge, the founder of the school later known as Norwich University, the first private military school in the country. He also reveals that military schools were present across the nation, despite the conventional wisdom that most military schools, and, indeed, the culture that surrounds them, were limited to the South. Coulter addresses the shuttering of military schools in the era after the Vietnam War and then notes a curious resurgence of interest in military education since the turn of the century.

Author : Rod Andrew, Jr.
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0807855413

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Long Gray Lines by Rod Andrew, Jr. Pdf

The author, a former teacher at the Citadel, looks at the various schools such as The Citadel, Texas A & M, Auburn, Clemson, Virginia Military Institute (VMI), and Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1426 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044116493875

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : Nancy Mace,Mary Jane Ross
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780689840036

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In the Company of Men by Nancy Mace,Mary Jane Ross Pdf

Discusses Mace's life as the first of two female graduates of the Citadel.

Author : R. Eric Platt,Holly A. Foster
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781496835079

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Persistence through Peril by R. Eric Platt,Holly A. Foster Pdf

Contributions by Christian K. Anderson, Marcia Bennett, Lauren Yarnell Bradshaw, Holly A. Foster, Tiffany Greer, Don Holmes, Donavan L. Johnson, Lauren Lassabe, Sarah Mangrum, R. Eric Platt, Courtney L. Robinson, David E. Taylor, Zachary A. Turner, Michael M. Wallace, and Rhonda Kemp Webb To date, most texts regarding higher education in the Civil War South focus on the widespread closure of academies. In contrast, Persistence through Peril: Episodes of College Life and Academic Endurance in the Civil War South brings to life several case histories of Southern colleges and universities that persisted through the perilous war years. Contributors tell these stories via the lived experiences of students, community members, professors, and administrators as they strove to keep their institutions going. Despite the large-scale cessation of many Southern academies due to student military enlistment, resource depletion, and campus destruction, some institutions remained open for the majority or entirety of the war. These institutions—"The Citadel" South Carolina Military Academy, Mercer University, Mississippi College, the University of North Carolina, Spring Hill College, Trinity College of Duke University, Tuskegee Female College, the University of Virginia, the Virginia Military Institute, Wesleyan Female College, and Wofford College—continued to operate despite low student numbers, encumbered resources, and faculty ranks stripped bare by conscription or voluntary enlistment. This volume considers academic and organizational perseverance via chapter “episodes” that highlight the daily operations, struggles, and successes of select Southern institutions. Through detailed archival research, the essays illustrate how some Southern colleges and universities endured the deadliest internal conflict in US history.

Author : James Lee Conrad
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811768405

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The Young Lions by James Lee Conrad Pdf

Focusing on the South’s four major military colleges—the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), the South Carolina Military Academy (later The Citadel), the Georgia Military Institute, and the University of Alabama—The Young Lions is the story of young Confederate military cadets at war. From the opening of VMI in 1839 through the struggles of all the schools to remain open during the war, the death of Stonewall Jackson (a VMI professor), and the Pyrrhic victory of the Battle of New Market to the burning of the University of Alabama in 1865, this book reveals the everyday dramatic actions of cadets on battlefield and beyond.

Author : Andrew D. Kullberg
Publisher : Citadel Military College of South Carolina Historical Society
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Charleston (S.C.)
ISBN : 0615350631

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First to Fight by Andrew D. Kullberg Pdf

Author : Jeffrey S. Harrison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Industrial management
ISBN : 0538878398

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Strategic Management of Organizations and Stakeholders by Jeffrey S. Harrison Pdf

Author : Pat Conroy
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453206409

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The Boo by Pat Conroy Pdf

The #1 New York Times–bestselling author’s story about life at the Citadel in the 1960s, a profound exploration of what it means to be a man of honor. Lt. Col. Nugent Courvoisie, known to the cadets as “the Boo,” is an imposing and inspiring leader at the South Carolina military academy, the Citadel. A harsh disciplinarian but a compassionate mentor, he guides and inspires his young charges. Cadet Peter Cates is an anomaly. He is a gifted writer, a talented basketball player, and a good student, but his outward successes do little to impress his abusive father. The Boo takes Cates under his wing, but their bond is threatened when they’re forced to confront an act of violence on campus. Drawn from Pat Conroy’s own experiences as a student at the Citadel, The Boo is an unforgettable story about duty, loyalty, and standing up for what is right in the face of overwhelming circumstances.