From Rat Pants to Eagles and Tweeds is a firsthand account of James Morrison's experiences growing up in the segregated South, his attitudes and approaches to the military as a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, and his years as a history teacher at York College in Pennsylvania. Morrison attended several army service schools; served as a midshipman before and after World War II; completed several overseas tours, including service as an American adviser to a Vietnamese Infantry division in 1964-65; obtained an M.A. in history from the University of Virginia and a doctorate from Columbia...