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For Army's players, their 1964 football game against a Navy team led by its Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Roger Staubach, was a do-or-die battle. Army had lost to Navy five years in a row. This time a stunning victory by Army changed the Cadets' fortunes and made headlines across the country. With five of its starters playing offense and defense, Army rallied to an 11-8 triumph. The win was the beginning of an even greater challenge for West Point's players. Soon they were in Vietnam, fighting a war that did not end as they or America expected. In Every Army Man Is with You Nicolaus Mills tells the story of that unforgettable Army team by focusing on the lives of seven of its players as they go from the football field, to the Vietnam battlefield, and back again to the States. Mills sheds light not just on what that the players' experiences meant to them personally but on what their experiences say about the ways the Vietnam era shaped our nation.
List of contents
Preface
Introduction: The Best Preparation for War
I. THE GENERALS
Chapter One: Ike's Telegram
Chapter Two: Westmoreland and His Coach
Chapter Three: MacArthur's Farewell
II. PLAY BY PLAY
Chapter Four: First Score-Sonny Stowers
Chapter Five: Ground Attack-John Seymour
Chapter Six: Touchdown Catch-Sam Champi
Chapter Seven: The Blitzer-Peter Braun
Chapter Eight: Iron Man-Johnny Johnson
Chapter Nine: The Long Completion-Rollie Stichweh
Chapter Ten: Drive Stopper and Marine-Bill Zadel
III. AFTERMATH
Epilogue: In the Wake of Vietnam
About the author
Nicolaus Mills is an historian, author, and journalist, and is a professor at Sarah Lawrence College.
Summary
This book by historian Nicolaus Mills links the biographies of players on the 1964 Army team from the time they spent on the field together to the years they spent stationed around the country and the world, serving their country as best they could, for as long as they could.
