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The Long Gray Line.
Duty honor country. And coffins and grad school.
People will read this book for different reasons: soldiers for its military atmosphere, Vietnam veterans for its evocation of the war, perhaps even today's college-age readers for an idea of what America looked and felt like before they were born. It should have a special meaning for journalists. In the years since Atkinson's subjects, the cadets in the West Point class of 1966, graduated from the academy, the journalistic environment in America has changed almost as much as the military system. Atkinson's book is a reminder of one old verity that is often left out of the theorizing about the modern duties of the press. It shows that there can be tremendous power in simply telling a story-establishing characters, making the readers care about them, showing what happens next. The writers who pioneered the standard...See the full content of this document
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