Black 41 opens with the arrival of the class of 1941 at the gates of West Point in the spring of 1937. It follows that class nicknamed Black 41 for their misdeeds while at the Academy over the course of the next four years, as they absorb the lessons that will help them become military leaders. Their cadet days provide the backdrop for the ominous events in a world headed toward war.It would be a war, as Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson underscored in his commencement address to the class in June 1941, that may fall, in large measure, upon your shoulders. The U.S. Army into which...
Black 41 opens with the arrival of the class of 1941 at the gates of West Point in the spring of 1937. It follows that class nicknamed Black 41...
