| The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966 Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Atkinson, Rick (Author) |
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ISBN: 080509122X ISBN-13: 9780805091229 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - United States - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Military - Vietnam War |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009292663 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (1.55 lbs) 624 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 1990's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A story of epic proportions and] an awesome feat of biographical reconstruction.--The Boston Globe A classic of its kind, The Long Gray Line is the twenty-five-year saga of the West Point class of 1966. With a novelist's eye for detail, Rick Atkinson illuminates this powerful story through the lives of three classmates and the women they loved--from the boisterous cadet years, to the fires of Vietnam, to the hard peace and internal struggles that followed the war. The rich cast of characters also includes Douglas MacArthur, William C. 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 |
Contributor Bio(s): Atkinson, Rick: - Rick Atkinson is the bestselling author of the Liberation Trilogy--An Army at Dawn, The Day of Battle, and The Guns at Last Light--as well as The Long Gray Line and other books. His many awards include Pulitzer Prizes for history and journalism. A former staff writer and senior editor at The Washington Post, he lives in Washington, D.C. |