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Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- ISBN
- 9781612349107
- Book Title
- Golden Fleece : High-Risk Adventure at West Point
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Education, History
- Topic
- Student Life & Student Affairs, Military / United States, Military
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Item Weight
- 0 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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Product Information
In the fall of 1965 West Point cadet Tom Carhart and five of his classmates from the U.S. Military Academy pulled off a feat of extraordinary ingenuity, precision, and raw guts: the theft of the billy goat mascot from their rival, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, just before the biggest game of the year.
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Publisher
Potomac Books, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1612349102
ISBN-13
9781612349107
eBay Product ID (ePID)
236994467
Product Key Features
Book Title
Golden Fleece : High-Risk Adventure at West Point
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Student Life & Student Affairs, Military / United States, Military
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Education, History
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
U410.P1c37 2017
Reviews
"This lively account of the caper by six West Point cadets to nab the U.S. Naval Academy's goat mascot before the Army-Navy football game in 1965 is infused with humor as well as drama. The book also offers acute insights into life at the U.S. Military Academy during the years that American forces were escalating their commitment to the Vietnam War."--James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of The War That Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Still Matters, "This lively account of the caper by six West Point cadets to nab the U.S. Naval Academy's goat mascot before the Army-Navy football game in 1965 is infused with humor as well as drama. The book also offers acute insights into life at the U.S. Military Academy during the years that American forces were escalating their commitment to the Vietnam War."--James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of The War That Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Still Matters , "A true, bittersweet account of boys learning to be officers at West Point. Their immediate future is the war in Vietnam; their recreation is to steal Navy's goat just before the Army-Navy game. Required reading for those who wish to wear the Army's gray."--Bruce Lee, coauthor of Pearl Harbor: Final Judgement , "West Point graduate (1966) Carhart . . . reaches back to his academy days and one of the more notable pranks in its long rivalry with Annapolis; the kidnapping of the Navy's goat mascot on November 21, 1965, by six cadets, including himself. Carhart gives us a very detailed account of the "mission", a risky undertaking punctuated by some funny moments, taking us through its genesis, planning and execution. . . . This amusing yet informative tale makes for good reading."-- NYMAS Review, "Carhart, a West Point graduate (1966), left the Army after several tours in Vietnam, and is now an attorney and the author of numerous books on men at war. In this rather amusing book, he reaches back to his academy days and one of the more notable pranks in its long rivalry with Annapolis; the kidnapping of the Navy's goat mascot on November 21, 1965, as planned and successfully executed by six cadets, including himself."-- Strategy Page, "A high-spirited, poignant story of brotherhood, sacrifice, and eternal youth. Tom Carhart takes us to the lost world of West Point more than a half century ago, and brings it back to life."--Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966, "Think Catch 22 meets The West Point Story as cadets kidnap the Navy football mascot, a billy goat, by infiltrating a high-security area one night before the annual Army-Navy game. The problems overcome and the bittersweet results make for high drama."--Julian M. Olejniczak, author of To Be a Soldier: A Selective American Military History, "Tom Carhart captures a great deal about the cadet cultures at the various military academies--the rigor and discipline of day-to-day cadet life, the lifelong friendships that develop through the sharing of difficult demands few young people ever experience, the culture of "Duty, Honor, Country" that undergirds the ethos of the profession of arms, and the humor that is also very much a part of the lives of young military academy cadets."--Gen. Ronald H. Griffith, U.S. Army (Ret.) and former vice chief of Staff Army , "The tension, risk, and reward, are almost tangible. The Golden Fleece also captures, and so reminds us all of, the very high character qualities of honor, intelligence, commitment, and raw courage that are so routinely displayed by the young men and women who graduate from our national service academies every year."--Duncan L. Hunter, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (R-California) , "Tom Carhart has given us another entertaining read that I had difficulty putting down and very much hated to see come to an end. . . . He captures a great deal about the cadet cultures at the various military academies--the rigor and discipline of day-to-day cadet life, the lifelong friendships that develop through the sharing of difficult demands few young people ever experience, the culture of 'Duty, Honor, Country' that undergirds the ethos of the profession of arms, and the humor that is also very much a part of the lives of young military academy cadets."--Gen. Ronald H. Griffith, U.S. Army (Ret.) and former vice chief of staff-Army , "Tom Carhart has given us another entertaining read that I had difficulty putting down and very much hated to see come to an end. . . . He captures a great deal about the cadet cultures at the various military academies--the rigor and discipline of day-to-day cadet life, the lifelong friendships that develop through the sharing of difficult demands few young people ever experience, the culture of 'Duty, Honor, Country' that undergirds the ethos of the profession of arms, and the humor that is also very much a part of the lives of young military academy cadets."--Gen. Ronald H. Griffith, U.S. Army (Ret.) and former vice chief of Staff Army , "This is a fascinating firsthand portrait of an impressive group of men who attended West Point during a tragic period in our country's history."--Lucien N. Nedzi, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (D-Michigan), "A true, bittersweet account of boys learning to be officers at West Point. Their immediate future is the war in Vietnam; their recreation is to steal the Navy's goat just before the Army-Navy game. Required reading for those who wish to wear the Army's gray."--Bruce Lee, coauthor of Pearl Harbor: Final Judgement , A high-spirited, poignant story of brotherhood, sacrifice, and eternal youth. Tom Carhart takes us to the lost world of West Point more than a half century ago, and brings it back to life."" - Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966 ""This lively account of the caper by six West Point cadets to nab the U.S. Naval Academy's goat mascot before the Army-Navy football game in 1965 is infused with humor as well as drama. The book also offers acute insights into life at the U.S. Military Academy during the years that American forces were escalating their commitment to the Vietnam War."" - James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of The War That Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Still Matters ""A true, bittersweet account of boys learning to be officers at West Point. Their immediate future is the war in Vietnam; their recreation is to steal the Navy's goat just before the Army-Navy game. Required reading for those who wish to wear the Army's gray."" - Bruce Lee, coauthor of Pearl Harbor: Final Judgement, "A high-spirited, poignant story of brotherhood, sacrifice, and eternal youth. Tom Carhart takes us to the lost world of West Point more than a half century ago, and brings it back to life."--Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966 , "The tension, risk, and reward, are almost tangible. The Golden Fleece also captures, and so reminds us all of, the very high character qualities of honor, intelligence, commitment, and raw courage that are so routinely displayed by the young men and women who graduate from our national service academies every year."--Duncan L. Hunter, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (R-California), "Tom Carhart has given us another entertaining read that I had difficulty putting down and very much hated to see come to an end. . . . He captures a great deal about the cadet cultures at the various military academies--the rigor and discipline of day-to-day cadet life, the lifelong friendships that develop through the sharing of difficult demands few young people ever experience, the culture of 'Duty, Honor, Country' that undergirds the ethos of the profession of arms, and the humor that is also very much a part of the lives of young military academy cadets."--Gen. Ronald H. Griffith, U.S. Army (Ret.) and former vice chief of staff-Army, "Think Catch-22 meets The West Point Story as cadets kidnap the Navy football mascot, a billy goat, by infiltrating a high-security area one night before the annual Army-Navy game. The problems overcome and the bittersweet results make for high drama."--Julian M. Olejniczak, author of To Be a Soldier: A Selective American Military History
Table of Content
1. SPNSS, 0010 hours, 21 November 1965 2. High Aspirations 3. Beast 4. Plebes at Last 5. Holiday Cheer 6. Christmas Dinner 7. World Politics 8. SPNSS, 0025 Hours, 21 November 1965 9. Buckner 10. Cold Steel 11. Army Field Training 12. Yearlings 13. Goethe 14. SPNSS, 0030 hours, 21 November 1965 15. Cow Year 16. Firsty Year 17. The Adventure Begins 18. Recon Run 19. Decision Time 20. In Flight 21. Hallelujah! 22. Caravan Crisis 23. Laying Low 24. Inside Connections 25. Time to Deliver 26. Betrayal 27. Falling on Our Swords 28. The Shadow of the Guillotine 29. The Commandant of Cadets 30. Vietnam Veterans Memorial 31. The Engineer 32. Pension Asset Management 33. Saving Apple's Cookies 34. Taking Baghdad 35. Rocket Man
Copyright Date
2017
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2017-012498
Dewey Decimal
355.0092273
Dewey Edition
23
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