<p>I thought in a time of war was in incredible book; i read it in iraq and it was incredible how it brought back memories of west point. that being said, due to the officers he focused on, i thought in the end it left me feeling somewhat down. i know there’s been a discussion on this before, and i really dont think that murphy was trying to push an anti war agenda, but so many of the characters he focused on die, get wounded badly, or are dead set on getting out; i can only really think of one officer he focused on that was staying in. the impression it left me with was that he was portraying that the class was all getting out because of the war, and i dont think thats the case. like i said, it was a great book, truly well done, but that was the only detraction for me. i’ve always loved absolutely american, a great account of life at the academy, i read it as a yuk and it just made me think ‘yep, thats how it is.’ the best of the USMA books, i believe, is the long gray line. Truly incredible book covering an amazing year group that spanned such a diverse range of paths later on in life.</p>