Annapolis Autumn: Life, Death, and Literature at the U.S. Naval Academy

The dual nature of the naval academy, captured passionately and eloquently by an insider: its longtime English professor and award-winning author.

What really goes on behind the wall that surrounds the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis? What are all those midshipmen, future officers in the U.S. Naval and Marine Corps and leaders of our society, thinking as they stand in neat ranks at the parades beloved by tourists? What are their professors actually educating them to do?

In Annapolis ...