Thomas Jefferson's Military Academy: Founding West Point

Book Overview

Why did Thomas Jefferson, who claimed to abhor war and fear standing armies, in 1802 establish the United States Military Academy? For more than two centuries this question has received scant... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813922984
• ISBN13: 9780813922980
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher