Sea Change at Annapolis The United States Naval Academy, 1949-2000

Dispelling the myth that the U.S. Naval Academy is a bastion of tradition unmarked by progress, Gelfand examines challenges to the Academy's culture from both inside and outside the school's walls between 1949 and 2000, an era of dramatic social change in American history. In eight chapters, he discusses recruiting and minority midshipmen, the end of mandatory attendance at religious services, women's experiences as they sought and achieved admission and later served as midshipmen, and the responses of multiple generations of midshipmen to societal changes, particularly during the Vietnam War era.Gelfand, H. Michael is the author of 'Sea Change at Annapolis The United States Naval Academy, 1949-2000', published 2006 under ISBN 9780807830475 and ISBN 080783047X.