West Point : a bicentennial history / Theodore J. Crackel.
Uniform Title: | Modern war studies.
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Language: | English |
Published: |
Lawrence, Kan. :
University Press of Kansas,
[2002], ©2002.
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Series: | Modern war studies.
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Physical Description: | xiii, 370 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- West Point in the revolution
- The founding of the academy, 1784-1801
- The early years, 1802-1817
- Sylvanus Thayer: father of the academy, 1817-1833
- Years of growth and fulfillment, 1833-1865
- Basking in the glory, 1866-1902
- A new age, 1903-1931
- The long gray line, 1930-1960
- The years of turmoil, 1960-2001.