The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point’s Class of 1966. Written by Rick Atkinson. Published in 1989 by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. Signed by Atkinson on front flyleaf dated January 19, 1990. In original dust jacket not clipped.

This spellbinding narrative brings to life a rich cast of characters, including Douglas MacArthur, William Westmoreland, and a score of other memorable figures. The story is told primarily through the lives of three classmates in West Point’s Class of 1966.