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This book - many years in compilation - is Priceless, a 'work of art', it awakens the gamut of emotions within a reader, from joy, laughter at some of the pranks pulled, to a lump in one's throat after reading Richard Lee's ('60) treatise on the Taps Vigil. The Great American Public, The "GAP" in cadet terminology, may not be able to understand or appreciate the slang inherent in this work - although the authors do go to great lengths to explain it and, by virtue of the fact that the book is aimed at a specific, limited audience that has developed its' own language over the 'the years of a century told' unlike a historical piece, or a novel, it may not appeal to the general public. The GAP will not be able to comprehend the relative austerity of the Cadet's life, existence, which has become measurably better with the passage of time; a change that the reviewer has observed with some wonder, he being of the 'old' school! In the opinion of the reviewer, this is a masterpiece, a work of history albeit a bit unusual and limited to a small section of the American Public, and he recommends it HIGHLY to the West Point audience which, as of the most recent compilation, numbers in excess of 44,000 living Graduates, PLUS an inestimable number of 'interested parties'. The Military Academy today has a goal of receiving ten applicants for every position; over 1320 new cadets were admitted this past summer into the class of 2007, more than 16000 individuals opened admission files - the average SAT score of the entering class was in excess of 1200. Cadets have commented that, if West Point could find a way to enforce it, there would be a 'Reg' covering the position in which a cadet sleeps! Still, West Point continues to change - it MUST, in order to remain relevant to contemporary Society. The reviewer, Thomas W. Leo,'59, was the leader of the 2nd, 3rd generation of the Moles, has reviewed numerous works authored by Graduates of West Point.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition, also a Number Line to 1. Signed by the co-author Dian Welle ( 'Go Army! Dian Welle' ). Once listed, this will be only the second signed copy for sale anywhere on the Internet. If you prefer to buy the other it will cost you only $240.00, and it's not clear this other book has a dust jacket. You can see the very impressive covers of this book in the photos I have provided. Beautiful front cover, very bright gilt design. Very bright gilt lettering on the spine. The covers appear to be perfectly clean, and I'm not seeing any wear that needs to be called out. The cover edges and corners are in excellent shape, no rubbing. The page edges are perfectly clean. The book is square and the spine is straight. The binding is very solid from cover to cover with nicely tight pages throughout and nicely tight covers as well. The pages are exceptionally clean. I'm not seeing any soiling. That includes the white inside covers and end papers. The pages are semi-glossy and have a slight bit of toning off their edges. They also have some light rippling off their middle edges. There are no tears anywhere. There are no placeholder creases, no corner creases. There are no markings. No attachments of any kind. And the aforementioned signature (on the blank front end paper) represents the only writing to be found anywhere in the book. There are a good number of illustrations throughout. They are all in excellent condition. The dust jacket is in excellent condition. It is very clean. It has a little bit of the clouding on the rear cover that one often sees with black covers. I don't see any soiling on the jacket. There is only the tiniest bit of wear, a bit of crinkling at and around the spine ends. There are no tears on the jacket. The flaps are also black. They are very clean and in very good shape They don't have any print and are not priced or clipped. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 005170