The Long Gray Line
Book description
The New York Times bestseller about West Point's Class of 1966, by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Rick Atkinson.
"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…
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Before I picked up this book, I would have told you that West Point cadets were the last kind of people I'd care to read about, which just goes to show how shallow stereotypes can be.
Atkinson's deep research and vivid storytelling are enthralling. I finished the book with an emotional comprehension of the war in Vietnam that I had never had before.
From James' list on bring real people of the past back to life.
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