Download or read book Biographical Register of the Officers written by George Cullum and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book West Point written by Robert Cowley and published by Grand Central Pub. This book was released on 2002 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays and photographs celebrates the first two hundred years of the illustrious military institution whose alumni include Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, Buzz Aldrin, and Norman Schwarzkopf.
Download or read book Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U S Military Academy at West Point N Y from Its Establishment in 1802 to 1890 written by George Washington Cullum and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Absolutely American written by David Lipsky and published by HMH. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.”
Download or read book The Panama Canal written by George Washington Goethals and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the United States Military Academy written by United States Military Academy and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Character and Leadership Development in Military Schools written by Ryan, Mark Patrick and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-01-22 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military academies have served youth for more than a century with proud traditions of producing graduates who are scholars, leaders, and athletes who adhere to a code of honor and ethical principles as they take the knowledge, skills, and dispositions gained at those academies into higher education, the business world, military service, civic endeavors, and the broader workforce. There is a current gap and need for research that explores the various components of a K-20 military school/college education and how those components successfully produce leaders of character for our military, civic, academic, and business worlds both in the United States and abroad. The Handbook of Research on Character and Leadership Development in Military Schools synthesizes research on the impact of military academies by providing a singular compendium of current academic studies on the graduates of military academies and the communities of which they enter after graduation. The chapters will explore the academics, leadership, character development, citizenship, athletics, and other dimensions of both global and national, and both private and public, military academies. This book is ideal for current leaders, staffs, governing board members, and alumni of military academies both in the United States and internationally along with policymakers, government officials, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the implications of character and leadership development on individuals enrolled in or graduated from military schools.
Download or read book Catalog of the U S Military Academy written by Military Academy, West Point and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Vietnamese National Military Academy and the Vi t Nam War written by D. A. M. NGUYEN and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-28 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph outlines the history of the Vietnamese National Military Academy (VNMA) from 1948 to 1975. The new institution trained military cadres according to the standards of advanced armies in the world. The application of the 4-year program became supple because of the needs and conditions of the battlegrounds. The VNMA went through a challenging journey to keep up with the world-famous military schools like the U.S. Military Academy (1802); Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (1802), and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst (1812). Due to the unique circumstances of South Vietnam, the tasks of the VNMA were somewhat different and more complex than the other schools named above. That is, the VNMA must produce the military cadres to pursuing both national defense and nation-building endeavors. The history of VNMA was closely linked to the historical struggle of the Republic of Vietnam. After April 30, 1975, military researchers continued to investigate relevant issues and incidents to give answers to the ultimate question of whether the final collapse was inevitable or by taking different strategies that could make North Vietnam abandon its intention to invade South Vietnam? They are: 1. After the signing of the 1954 Peace Accord Treaty, the North Vietnamese still retained the war machine as in the first Indochina war. Since 1959, they had already explored the infiltration route to the South across Laos and Cambodia, known as the Hồ Chí Minh trail. 2. The Domino Theory, initiated by President Eisenhower in 1954 and followed through by both presidents Kennedy and Johnson, no longer had any geopolitical value under President Nixon. 3. The U.S. and South Vietnamese planners failed to interpret the strategy named the "General Offensive and General Uprising" developed by North Vietnamese leader Lê Duẩn since 1964. 4. The Tết Offensive of 1968, an utter military defeat for the Communist forces, turned out to be a psychological victory to them and a turning point of the Vietnam war. 5. The failure of Operation Lam Sơn 719 by the South Vietnamese forces in February 1971 in southern Laos. 6. The U.S. military forces, when landed in South Vietnam in 1965, did not have any clear objectives. The strategy of "Search and Destroy" - measured by body-count and kill-ratio - initiated by General Westmoreland in 1965 was not a strategy per se, but because there were no other strategies. 7. The "Vietnamization Plan" was, in fact, a clumsy label. The U.S. should have fully equipped the ARVN much earlier for them to fight their war. 8. The main drawback of the Paris Agreement in 1973 was that it allowed North Vietnamese troops to remain in the South after a ceasefire. 9. Throughout the war, the U.S. and Vietnamese governments failed to convince the international public opinion and especially in the United States, why Americans should have fought in Vietnam, and why the people of South Vietnam fought against the Communists? 10. The three closest reasons which led to the final collapse of South Vietnam were (1) the imperfect Agreement on Ending the War of 1973; (2) the untimely withdrawal and retrenchment of the South Vietnamese Army from the Military Regions 1 and 2; and (3) the fact that President Ford was not able to convince the U.S. Congress to aid South Vietnam to continue fighting. This book could be of good use by three primary readers: (1) the young Vietnamese generations who are not fluent in reading Vietnamese; (2) the Vietnamese-American military cadres in the U.S. Army who want to know more about the history of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces; and (3) scholars specializing in military history research around the world.
Download or read book Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U S Military Academy at West Point N Y written by George Washington Cullum and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U S Military Academy at West Point N Y Since Its Establishment in 1802 written by George Washington Cullum and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historic Photos of West Point written by Eugene J. Palka and published by Turner. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Point, New York, home of the United States Military Academy, is one of the nation's most famous and unique landscapes. Established in 1802 to train engineer officers for the Army, West Point has for over two hundred years produced many of the country's greatest leaders, including Ulysses S. Grant, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George S. Patton, and Douglas A. MacArthur. Using nearly two hundred historical photos from the Library of Congress, National Archives, and collections at the United States Military Academy, here is West Point as it was from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. These priceless, black-and-white photos highlight cadets in classrooms, during military training, and on the fields of friendly strife. West Point buildings long demolished are shown as they were when Eisenhower and MacArthur were cadets. Also featured are special occasions such as graduations and visits by presidents, celebrities, and world leaders. This is West Point as you have never seen it, from the early days of photography through world events that thrust the Academy's graduates onto the world stage.
Download or read book Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U S Military Academy at West Point N Y from Its Establishment 1902 to 1890 written by George Washington Cullum and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Unforgiving Minute written by Craig M. Mullaney and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-02-19 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Unforgiving Minute is one of the most compelling memoirs yet to emerge from America's 9/11 era. Craig Mullaney has given us an unusually honest, funny, accessible, and vivid account of a soldier's coming of age. This is more than a soldier's story; it is a work of literature." —Steve Coll, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Ghost Wars and The Bin Ladens "One of the most thoughtful and honest accounts ever written by a young Army officer confronting all the tests of life." —Bob Woodward In this surprise bestseller, West Point grad, Rhodes scholar, Airborne Ranger, and U. S. Army Captain Craig Mullaney recounts his unparalleled education and the hard lessons that only war can teach. While stationed in Afghanistan, a deadly firefight with al-Qaeda leads to the loss of one of his soldiers. Years later, after that excruciating experience, he returns to the United States to teach future officers at the Naval Academy. Written with unflinching honesty, this is an unforgettable portrait of a young soldier grappling with the weight of war while coming to terms with what it means to be a man.
Download or read book Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U S Military Academy from 1802 to 1867 written by George Washington Cullum and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U S Military Academy at West Point N Y Supplement 1900 1910 Nos 3994 4935 written by George Washington Cullum and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thomas Jefferson s Military Academy written by Robert M. S. McDonald and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Jefferson feared the potential power of a standing army, the contributors point out he also contended that "whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace." They take a broad view of Jeffersonian security policy, exploring the ways in which West Point bolstered America's defenses against foreign aggression and domestic threats to the ideals of the American Revolution." "Thomas Jefferson's Military Academy should appeal to scholars and general readers interested in military history and the founding generation."--BOOK JACKET.
