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Duty First: West Point & the Making of American Leaders
Duty First West Point the Making of American Leaders Author:Ed Ruggero A penetrating account of a year inside one of America's premier schools for leadership -- the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Takes an incisive look at how this elite school builds the "leaders of character" who will command the nation's military. Details the struggles of young men & women who will lead the American soldiers of the future, ... more »following their tumultuous lives: the initial, grueling training, the strict student hierarchy & intense classroom work, & the interaction between the lowly first-year plebes & the upper-class cadets who train them. Also shows the role played by the majors, captains, & sergeants, who oversee everything that happens at this unique institution. "Combines objective reporting with the emotional perspective of memoir."« less