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For a century and a half, the United States Naval Academy has carried out its mission: to prepare future leaders of the navy "morally, mentally, and physically." Over the years the Academy has graduated more than 58,000 midshipmen (today women as well as men). Graduates range from Admiral of the Navy George Dewey, to World War II's Fleet Admirals Halsey, King, Leahy, and Nimitz, astronauts Alan Shepard and Wally Schirra, distinguished Marine Corps commanders, and many others. Celebrating this colorful history and its special traditions, authors Gale Gibson Kohlhagen and Ellen Boraz Heinbach present a stirring, anecdote-filled narrative. In addition to tracing all the key events in the Academy's development and evolution, the authors also paint a lively, intimate picture of daily life at "the Yard," and follow the activities of midshipmen from Plebe Summer through Commisioning Week four years later. Their extensive research into the lore and legend of the Academy is matched with dozens of personal interviews with current midshipmen in all classes, faculty, graduates, and other naval officers. An introduction to the book by Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence, a former Superintendent of

Author

Gale Gibson Kohlhagen and Ellen Boraz Heinbach; photographs by Keith Jenkins, Anthony Edgeworth, and others

Publisher

Harry N Abrams Inc

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9780810939325

Subjects

Military, Political Science, Education

Rating

4.4 / 5 (5 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14