The Long Gray Line - The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966
Author - Rick Atkinson
Published by - Holt Paperbacks
Year published - 2009
Genre - General Military History
Book format- Soft cover
Summary
This is the 20th Anniversary Edition. This book covers the twenty-five year saga of the West Point class of 1966. The author illuminates this powerful epic through the lives of three classmates and the women they loved, from the boisterous cadet years, to the fires of Vietnam, to the struggles that followed the war. The rich cast of characters also include Douglas MacArthur, William 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.
Notes - Cover has some wear.
Author - Rick Atkinson
Published by - Holt Paperbacks
Year published - 2009
Genre - General Military History
Book format- Soft cover
Summary
This is the 20th Anniversary Edition. This book covers the twenty-five year saga of the West Point class of 1966. The author illuminates this powerful epic through the lives of three classmates and the women they loved, from the boisterous cadet years, to the fires of Vietnam, to the struggles that followed the war. The rich cast of characters also include Douglas MacArthur, William 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.
Notes - Cover has some wear.
Author - Rick Atkinson
Published by - Holt Paperbacks
Year published - 2009
Genre - General Military History
Book format- Soft cover
Summary
This is the 20th Anniversary Edition. This book covers the twenty-five year saga of the West Point class of 1966. The author illuminates this powerful epic through the lives of three classmates and the women they loved, from the boisterous cadet years, to the fires of Vietnam, to the struggles that followed the war. The rich cast of characters also include Douglas MacArthur, William 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.
Notes - Cover has some wear.
