September 05, 2003
Absolutely American (book)
Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point
After hearing about this book on NPR, I decided I would remember to eventually read it. The author talked about how his father always steered him away from the army, and also about his initial antipathy towards his assignment. But after being given unrestricted access to West Point students and learning much about what goes on in their classrooms, he declares the army to be "absolutely american."
Posted by yargevad at September 5, 2003 01:07 PMAfter reading this book myself, I have to say although it didnt have much of a storyline and many a time it read like magazine articles posted together, I thoroughly enjoyed it and would read it again. It gives you insight (although whether some of the information could be misleading only cadets and administration at west point would know) on one of the most prestigious academies in the world. I highly recommend it.
Posted by: somebody at January 12, 2004 08:32 PMI believe this book came out of the author's assignment from Rolling Stone to cover the army, so the impression you got about magazine articles pasted together probably isn't too far off!
Posted by: yargevad at January 13, 2004 10:08 AM