West Point: Two Centuries and Beyond.West Point: Two Centuries And Beyond Lance Betros, editor McWhiney Foundation press McMurry University McMurry University, founded in 1923, is a private co-educational university in Abilene, Texas. It is a liberal arts school offering forty-one majors in the fields of fine arts, humanities, social and natural sciences, education, business, and religion, and nine pre-professional , Box 637, Abilene, TX 79697 1893114473 $29.95 1-325-793-4682 fax: 325-793-4754 Founded in 1802, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point is one of America's oldest and most respected military institutions which has prepared young men (and recently, young women) for careers as officers in the United States Army United States Army Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with preserving peace and security and defending the nation. The first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to supplement local . In 2002 Wes Point celebrated its bicentennial bi·cen·ten·ni·al adj. 1. Happening once every 200 years. 2. Lasting for 200 years. 3. Relating to a 200th anniversary. n. A 200th anniversary or its celebration. Also called bicentenary. . In honor of this milestone, the USMA USMA United States Military Academy USMA United States Martial Arts Association USMA U.S. Metric Association, Inc. USMA United States Maritime Administration Department of History hosted a multi-disciplinary conference focused on the Academy and its place in American society. The topics ranged from the Academy's role in developing officer professionalism professionalism the upholding by individuals of the principles, laws, ethics and conventions of their profession. , to its influence on the careers of distinguished graduates, to institutional challenges and changes, to the experiences of women and minorities at West Point, to the evolution of the Academy's academic curriculum. A highly recommended and scholarly contribution to American Military History collections, the twenty-four chapters comprising West Point: Two Centuries And Beyond shares the richly informed and informative scholarship of that bicentennial conference. |
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