by Bob | May 29, 2025 | Hidden History
There is a post making the rounds that cadets didn’t want to shake Trump’s hand at graduation and that’s why he left early. It doesn’t pass the smell test. As a West Point graduate I find this post questionable as best. Did the author really talk to these people?...
by Bob | Feb 3, 2022 | Hidden History
One of the things I had to memorize as a plebe at West Point, besides esoteric stuff such as ‘How’s the Cow’ was an interesting piece of not-so-trivia: In sixty of the major battles of the Civil War, West Pointers commanded both sides. In the other five, they...
by Bob | Apr 9, 2021 | Books, Movies and TV shows
The Line High Praise for The Line from Publishers Weekly: “Mayer has crafted a military thriller in the tradition of John Grisham’s The Firm.” Kirkus: “So convincing, that by the last page, readers may doubt the official version of the last 50 years.” Written by a New...
by Bob | Dec 23, 2020 | Hidden History
Honor Code “A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.” This is one of the first things imprinted on New Cadets when they arrive at West Point for Beast Barracks. Along with such tantalizing bits as “How’s the cow?” and “How many gallons in Lusk...
by Bob | Jun 25, 2020 | 2020 Pandemic
Today is the 144th Anniversary of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, or as the winners call it, the Battle of the Greasy Grass. Not so familiar are the names of the commanders on the other side who overwhelmed and massacred Custer and his portion of the Seventh...
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