Sense of Honor

A fascinating portrayal of a gung-ho first classman's campaign to shepherd an unprepared plebe through the Academy's complex and unforgiving ethos.

About the author

James Webb, a 1968 U.S. Naval Academy graduate who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1987 to 1988, is one of the most highly decorated Marines of the Vietnam era. He is the author of the bestsellers Fields of Fire and Sense of Honor, among other books.

Summary

Two dissimilar midshipmen at the US Naval Academy personify the sense of conflict and transition afflicting the academy as it shifts from being a military training school to a college for nuclear engineers and technicians.

Product details

• Authors: James Webb, James H Webb, James H. Webb
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.1995
• EAN: 9781557509178
• ISBN: 978-1-55750-917-8
• No. of pages: 308
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 422 g
• Series: Bluejacket Books; Bluejacket Books
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature