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In a Time of War: The Proud and Perilous Journey of West Point's Class of 2002

by Bill Murphy Jr. · 2008

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Documents the experiences of two West Point cadets whose class was the first in a generation to graduate during wartime, in an account that traces the first five years of their post-graduation service on the front lines.

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