The Virginia Military Institute
DOWNLOAD
FREE 30 Days
Download The Virginia Military Institute PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get The Virginia Military Institute book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Virginia Military Institute
DOWNLOAD
FREE 30 Days
Author : Keith E. Gibson
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2010
Virginia Military Institute written by Keith E. Gibson and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Education categories.
In 1839, the Virginia Military Institute became the nation's first state-sponsored military college when the state arsenal in Lexington, Virginia, adopted an additional duty providing a college education to a small group of cadets. This humble experiment became the nation's model for educating the citizen-soldier. Today cadets live a military lifestyle while pursuing an undergraduate degree and may choose to accept a commission in any branch of the armed forces upon graduation. Noted alumni include Pony Express organizer Ben Ficklin (1849), Nobel Peace Prize recipient Gen. George Marshall (1901), Polar explorer Adm. Richard Byrd (1908), U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark (1921), and actor Dabney Coleman (1957). Numbered among the alumni are over 260 general officers, 13 Rhodes Scholars, and a saint in the Episcopal Church. The Post, as the campus is called, is a National Historic District with its distinctive Gothic Revival architecture surrounding the central parade ground.
The Military History Of The Virginia Military Institute From 1839 To 1865
DOWNLOAD
FREE 30 Days
Author : Jennings C. Wise
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1915
The Military History Of The Virginia Military Institute From 1839 To 1865 written by Jennings C. Wise and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1915 with Military cadets categories.
Register Of The Officers And Cadets Of The Virginia Military Institute
DOWNLOAD
FREE 30 Days
Author : Virginia Military Institute
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1869
Register Of The Officers And Cadets Of The Virginia Military Institute written by Virginia Military Institute and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1869 with categories.
Regulations For The Va Military Institute At Lexington Virginia
DOWNLOAD
FREE 30 Days
Author : Virginia Military Institute (Lexington, Va.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1854
Regulations For The Va Military Institute At Lexington Virginia written by Virginia Military Institute (Lexington, Va.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1854 with categories.
Memorial Virginia Military Institute
DOWNLOAD
FREE 30 Days
Author : Charles D. Walker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875
Memorial Virginia Military Institute written by Charles D. Walker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with categories.
Special Report Of The Superintendent Of The Virginia Military Institute On Scientific Education In Europe
DOWNLOAD
FREE 30 Days
Author : Virginia Military Institute
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859
Special Report Of The Superintendent Of The Virginia Military Institute On Scientific Education In Europe written by Virginia Military Institute and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1859 with Education categories.
The Virginia Military Institute
DOWNLOAD
FREE 30 Days
Author : Francis Henney Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
The Virginia Military Institute written by Francis Henney Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with categories.
Breaking Out
DOWNLOAD
FREE 30 Days
Author : Laura Fairchild Brodie
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2010-02-24
Breaking Out written by Laura Fairchild Brodie and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-24 with Education categories.
On July 26, 1996, the United States Supreme Court nullified the single-sex admissions policy of the Virginia Military Institute, the last all-male military college in America. Capturing the voices of female and male cadets, administrators, faculty, and alumni, Laura Brodie tells the story of the Institute's intense planning for the inclusion of women and the problems and triumphs of the first year of coeducation. Brodie takes us into the meetings where every aspect of life at VMI was analyzed from the per-spective of a woman's presence: housing, clothing, haircuts, dating, and the infamous "Ratline"—the months of physical exertion, minimal sleep, and verbal harassment to which entering cadets are subjected. Throughout the process the administration's aim was to integrate women successfully without making adjustments to VMI's physical standards or giving up its tradition of education under extreme stress. No other military college had done so much to prepare. But would it work? With everyone on the Post, we hold our breath as Brodie takes us through Hell Night, the unrelenting months of the Ratline, the fraternization, hazing, and authority issues that arose, the furtive sexual encounters, the resentments and, for the women, the daily difficulties of maintaining a feminine identity in a predominantly male world. Despite the challenges, we see the women ultimately making a place for themselves. Though new problems continue to arise, Brodie's lively and inspiring account makes it clear that VMI's story is an important and timely one of institutional transformation.
Twisted Tales From Vmi
DOWNLOAD
FREE 30 Days
Author : Mark A. Benvenuto
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2015-12-18
Twisted Tales From Vmi written by Mark A. Benvenuto and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Praise for Twisted Tales from VMI “I laughed till I stopped!” ~ Dave Hagemann, ‘80 “Me, too.” ~ John Cooper, ‘83 “Written proof my roommate was in serious need of some psychiatric help.” ~Matt Waring, ‘83 “The funniest thing I have read since the last funny thing I read.” ~Tom Hathaway, ‘72 “That boy is nuttier than pecan pie!” ~ Lynn Seldon, ’83, author Virginia’s Ring “I’m now convinced my Brother Rat was dropped on his head as a youngster – many, many times.” ~Scott Belliveau, ‘83
The Military History Of The Virginia Military Institute
DOWNLOAD
FREE 30 Days
Author : Jennings C. Wise
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-06-25
The Military History Of The Virginia Military Institute written by Jennings C. Wise and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-25 with History categories.
Excerpt from The Military History of the Virginia Military Institute: From 1839 to 1865 With Appendix, Maps, and Illustrations The preparation of this strictly military history of the Virginia Military Institute has indeed been a work of love, and the author hopes the story may possess for others the absorbing interest it held for him. This history may rightly be styled tradition sifted out and reduced to fact, for it has been written from the official registers, Superintendent's reports, proceedings of the Board of Visitors, "Rebellion Records," original field orders and correspondence, and other contemporaneous records, and little has been accepted save upon such authority, and nothing which has not passed the critical eye of Brigadier-General Scott Shipp, Superintendent-Emeritus, who has been closely connected with the Institute since September, 1856, and who has seen every class graduate except fifteen. The "History of the Virginia Military Institute" by General Francis H. Smith, recently published, is so brief and incomplete that, while it afforded a valuable outline, it did not even hint at many interesting and valuable facts. It was but a preliminary draft to a more complete work which, unfortunately, General Smith did not live long enough to prepare. With General Smith's history as an outline and General Shipp's guiding hand upon the author's pen, results were possible which might not otherwise have been accomplished. But then there were two others who contributed much of what is valuable in the work. Their names need only be mentioned in order to apprise the reader of the extent of their influence upon whatever of accuracy the narrative may possess. Captain B. A. Colonna, Cadet Captain of Company "D" in the Battle of New Market, and who served as a cadet in the Corps, from July, 1860, until the destruction of the Institute, possesses a fund of information unexcelled by that of any living member of the War Corps. This he placed at the disposal of the author. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.