West Point: A Bicentennial History (Modern War Studies) - Softcover

Crackel, Theodore J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0700612947 ISBN 13: 9780700612949

Publisher: University Press of Kansas, 2002

Synopsis

The United States Military Academy has shaped America's senior military leaders. Now celebrating its 200th anniversary, West Point and its legacy continue to support and reflect the nation it serves. This history honours one of America's most prominent establishments.

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Review:

A classic work on the United States Military Academy and its history. . . . By far the best of many books on the institutional and social history of West Point.Parameters

This excellent study tells of the triumphs and tragedies of the institution and its faculty and cadets. Recommended for all collections and all levels.Choice

"The best available general history of the USMA. . . . Will be the standard text on the subject for years to come."Armor

"Crackel has given us what will be the definitive history of the Academy . . . A valuable, readable source of information on the history of one of the nations finest institutions and of its graduates who did so much to shape our country during its first two centuries."On Point

"West Point is fortunate to have a historian of Ted Crackels intellect and talent. His fine history will long be recognized as the standard work on the subject."Robert A. Doughty, coauthor of Warfare in the Western World and chair of the U.S. Military Academy history department

"A skillful blend of institutional and social history, Crackels is the best of the many books about West Point."Edward M. Coffman, author of The War to End All Wars

"Crackel tells the compelling stories of an institution that has grown up with America."Ed Ruggero, author of Duty First: West Point and the Making of American Leaders

About the Author:

Theodore J. Crackel is the Visiting Professor of History at West Point during its bicentennial year (2001-2002) and is Director and Editor of Papers of the War Department, 1784-1800, at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. He is also the author of Mr. Jefferson's Army: Political and Social Reform of the Military Establishment, 1801-1809.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0700612947
• ISBN 13: 9780700612949
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 370