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Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point

David Lipsky

What does West Point do to the young people who go through it, and who do they become in four years?

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Author
David Lipsky

Why read it

  • You will ask yourself what you can make yourself finish, and see what pushing through hardship can teach
  • You will see how an institution tries to build honour and leadership in young people
  • You will understand that leading others changes the leader in ways no one can predict

Who it is for

  • A parent or teenager considering a military academy
  • A leader curious how an institution turns recruits into officers
  • Someone who wants the inside story of a closed, demanding place

Contents

  1. Preface
  2. The First Year
  3. Whitey’s Dilemma
  4. The Aura
  5. The Theory and Practice of Huah
  6. Private Rash’s Problem
  7. The Changes
  8. Meet the Goodfellas
  9. Goofballs and Gomers
  10. Girls to Men
  11. A Matter of Honor
  12. Gray Trou and Hudson Hips
  13. The Two Covenants
  14. One Nickel at a Time
  15. Chicken Legs
  16. Post Night
  17. Whitey’s Burden
  18. The $120,000 Rumor
  19. Through the Woods
  20. Saving Private Rash
  21. Keirsey’s Cigar
  22. Butter Bars
  23. The Second Year
  24. Best Summer of Their Lives
  25. Best Summer of Their Lives II
  26. Seeing the Elephant
  27. All Roads Have Wires
  28. Beat Navy
  29. The Theory and Practice of Professionalism
  30. A Number of Adopted Sons
  31. Black Holes and the Hover Button
  32. Jake Bergman’s Last Job
  33. Super-V
  34. Becoming a Man
  35. Photos
  36. The Third Year
  37. R-Day
  38. Going Commando
  39. The Braves
  40. Beast II Squad Leader
  41. The Only Time You Can Think About Quitting
  42. Bull Hill
  43. Hammered, Slammed, Toast—You’re Done
  44. You’ve Been Visited by the BTO
  45. Cooperate and Graduate
  46. Acceptance
  47. The Corporation
  48. Honor
  49. God, These People Absolutely Hate Me
  50. Climb to Glory
  51. Brave Soldier
  52. The Twelve Days of Christmas
  53. Bareass Is a No-Go
  54. The Right Reasons
  55. Hiding in the Middle
  56. The Blue Falcon
  57. Surprise and Courage
  58. The Fourth Year
  59. An Army of One
  60. Best Summer of Their Lives III

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