West Point: Two Centuries of Honor and Tradition

by Stephen E. Ambrose (Contributor), William F. Buckley Jr. (Contributor), David Halberstam (Contributor)

May 2002 Time/Warner AOL HB, stated first printing. USMA Bicentennial Book featuring contributions by: Stephen Ambrose, William F. Buckley Jr., Arthur Miller, George Plimpton, David Halberstam plus rare photos, recruiting posters and magazine covers. Great for any West Point grad or potential plebe.

Genres: Military Fiction, History, Nonfiction

304 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Stephen Edward Ambrose was an American historian and biographer of U.S. Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon. He received his Ph.D. in 1960 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In his final years he faced charges of plagiarism for his books, with subsequent concerns about his research emerging after his death.

Reviews

[Frank Lodato · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a book that looks like it would sit on your coffee table and provide lots of big photos with simple captions, don’t be deceived! This is an excellent history of our nation’s first military academy , “Warts and All”.
I’ve gone to Army football home games for over 35 years . This book has provided some interesting background on the program, the stadium and the campus. With the new East Stands opening this year at Michie Stadium, taking a look back at West Point history with this book has been refreshing.
I write this three days before the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 and four before seeing another home game. I’m glad to have finished this book today and look forward to seeing the campus and The Corp once again!
GO ARMY!
BEAT NAVY!

[Christopher Manske · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a USMA graduate myself, I love this book for its insight into the Academy experience as well as the contributions from such esteemed historians and writers. The book captures the first two hundred years of the existence of the United States Military Academy at West Point with an effective variety of photos, art, sketches, portraits, and plans. It's a wonderful coffee table book and also useful as part of a display in a library or office.

[Vanessa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this several years ago. Not sure what year. Still refer back to book. More of a coffee table book than a read through it for the story. Information and pictures were good.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enlightening account of our Army's premiere educational institution. Must read for those interested in military history. Informative and entertaining. Give's one the true sense of the cost of our freedom.