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Summary: Mixed Feelings
Review: After paying a lot of money for this, I found it unremarkable, considering the names involved. And, to me, it represents something wrong -- too many people using a national icon's celebrations for personal profit. I wish this book had been done by people truly celebrating West Point by volunteering their time and talents. It probably would have been better. Because of that, along with its being a little too big, boring, glitzy, and [costly], I came away with mixed feelings about it.
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Summary: GET THIS BOOK
Review: As a graduate, I found this book compelling and entertaining. It should be issued to all cadets upon graduation. I have so many people ask me about my experiences at West Point and its history. I now have a tool to help in my explanantion. How did all these writers come together? Do we have to wait another 200 years for the next issue? I hope not.
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Summary: Full-color photographs on nearly every page
Review: Collaboratively compiled by Robert Cowley and Thomas Guinzburg, featuring an introduction by General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, and superbly enhanced with contributions from a number of noted historians and writers including Stephen Ambrose, William F. Buckley Jr., David Halberstam, Arthur Miller, George Plimpton, Tom Wicker, and Cecilia Holland, West Point: Two Centuries Of Honor And Tradition is an illustrated bicentennial celebration of the endurance and legacy of the United States Military Academy of West Point. Full-color photographs on nearly every page embellish this fascinating, informative, and very highly recommended history of America's oldest (and arguably most prestigious) military academy.
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Summary: Powerful tribute to an American Institution
Review: During this time of great national pride, this book is a beautiful and eloquent tribute to the institution that shapes and molds the young men and women who have defended, protected and lead our country. From the point of view of some of America's great writers, some expected like Stephen Ambrose and some unexpected, Arthur Miller, it is an engaging read. The illustrations and photographs are gorgeous and the overall tone inspires a sense of nationalism and respect for one of America's most influential institutions. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to enhance their library with a piece of American history.
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Summary: For West Point Fans And The General Population
Review: For West Point fans interested in its bicentennial, I recommend "West Point: Two Centuries.." by Robert Cowley. It is like the other lovely books, "West Point: The First 200 Years", "West Point: The Bicentennial Book", and "The Spirit of West Point" in that it is a coffee table book with great pictures, except it has a collection of essays written by well-known highly paid writers. For both the general population and West Point fans, I also recommend "West Point: Character Leadership Education...Thomas Jefferson" by Norman Thomas Remick. It is an easy historical and philosophical cosmology of the USA and West Point that everyone would do well to know, including the world of Islam.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: In my opinion, this was little more than a glorified admissions department catalogue. A big public relations brochure for West Point, only you have to pay for it. Not what I expected. Sorry, I do not recommend it. I was disappointed.
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Summary: thoughtful but not hawkish
Review: In other times, "duty,honor,country" may have seemed a cliche from an era long past, but those qualities are to be highly valued, and praised, in our current circumstances. The fine writers, and the people they profile, remind us that we really do owe our freedom to genuinely brave people who sincerely live by this code.Cliche or not, it is a welcome message in a troubled time. I recommend the book.
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Summary: so-so
Review: Really didn't grab me. Maybe its just me, but, considering all the hype, the essays never captivated me. I was disappointed. And, it is expensive. I have to say, I would not recommend this book.
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Summary: Powerful tribute to an American Institution
Review: The book is a comprehensive and compelling story of our Military Academy which has shaped our country, its history, and its future. As a graduate, I learned much. Then I passed it on to a friend whose father was in MacArthur's class ('03). It is fascinating to read, and it will also look good on the coffee table.
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Summary: Compelling History
Review: The book is a comprehensive and compelling story of our Military Academy which has shaped our country, its history, and its future. As a graduate, I learned much. Then I passed it on to a friend whose father was in MacArthur's class ('03). It is fascinating to read, and it will also look good on the coffee table.
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