Letters from West Point.Letters From West Point Jack Masters John Gerald (Jack) Masters (born September 27, 1931 in Fort William, Ontario) is a former Canadian politician. He served as mayor of the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, and as a federal Member of Parliament. Rounding Third Publishing PO Box 697, Belton, MO 64012-0697 0975877364 $14.95 1-866-268-0725 Letters From West Point: A True American Story of Cadet Life 1969-1973 is an anthology of correspondence from a Missouri boy who entered the prestigious academy during the Vietnam War Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam. era. The immensely stressful pressures of cadet life, deep ties to his family at home, the rigors of extreme discipline, and much more color the pages. Individual correspondences tend to be brief; taken together, they provide an accumulated ac·cu·mu·late v. ac·cu·mu·lat·ed, ac·cu·mu·lat·ing, ac·cu·mu·lates v.tr. To gather or pile up; amass. See Synonyms at gather. v.intr. To mount up; increase. , personal picture of daily life in military training. An appendix of the author's family and friends rounds out this readible, optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op , and spirited American testimony. |
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