This award-winning”coffee table” leadership book was co-authored by Dan Rice, one of the Co-Founders of Thayer Leadership. It profiles 200 West Point graduates who displayed leadership that has changed our world in the military, government, business, athletics, NASA, politics, and other areas. It contains over 1,600 unique photos including many of the beautiful locations around the campus of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Each biography is written to educate and inspire. The book is in part a leadership book and in part a history book. In addition to the historical West Point graduates such as Grant, Lee, Pershing, MacArthur, Stilwell, Eisenhower, Patton, Westmoreland, Abrams, Schwarzkopf, and others, it also contains over 100 biographies of living graduates. After extensive interviews over a three-year period, the book includes the authorized biographies of living Generals, Astronauts, Medal of Honor Recipients, CEOs, Governors, Senators, Members of Congress, and other great leaders.
In 2014, the book was awarded three Silver Benjamin Franklin book awards for Best Gift Book, Best Biography and Best First Book by the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA). The book was presented to the President of the United States by the West Point Class of 2014 and signed by all the class leaders at the graduation ceremonies at Michie Stadium.