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history of military schools of the United States
xxii, 440 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Military school culture -- The long road to West Point -- Early West Point and Captain Partridge's military school movement -- Sylvanus Thayer and the military school culture -- Francis Smith, Virginia Military Institute, and Southern military education -- Military education and the Civil War -- The United States Naval Academy and maritime academies -- The "lost cause" and the Grand Army of the Republic -- Of sabers and scripture -- Tested by war, depression, and fire -- World War II through the 1950s -- Vietnam and the decline of the military school -- Resurgence of an old educational tradition -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Military schools of the United States, 1802-2014 -- Appendix B: Military schools of the United States by category, 2014 -- Appendix C: Military schools of the United States, 1802-2014 -- Appendix D: Number of schools by type for each military school compared -- Appendix E: Selected military school alumni.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 155