{"product_id":"skies-to-conquer-diana-jean-schemo-9780470046371","title":"Skies to Conquer: A Year Inside the Air Force Academy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA former \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporter's year behind the scenes at the scandal-ridden Air Force Academy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiana Jean Schemo covered the Air Force Academy's sexual assault scandal in 2003, one of a series of academy embarrassments that have included drug use, rape complaints, and charges of evangelical officers pushing Christianity on cadets of all faiths. Today, the institution is in flux--a fascinating time to look at the changes being made and the experience of today's cadets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchemo followed a handful of academy cadets through the school year. From the admissions process and punishing weeks of basic training to graduation, she shares the triumphs and tribulations of the cadets and the struggle of the academy's leaders to set their embattled alma mater on a straighter path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollows cadets in all grades, with insights on day-to-day academy life and training\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by a veteran reporter, two-time foreign correspondent and Pulitzer Prize nominee, with excellent contacts at the academy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes 38 black-and-white photographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike David Lipsky's successful \u003ci\u003eAbsolutely American: Four Years at West Point\u003c\/i\u003e, this book offers a fascinating window on the training of our military today. But Schemo's book updates the story: the seniors were the first class to sign up after the attacks of 9\/11, and the road to graduation, this time, leads to an America at war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diana Jean Schemo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0470046376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470046371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trade Paper Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.60w x 1.09d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diana Jean Schemo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046321582335,"sku":"9780470046371","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91743613-6b43-4948-a1f6-cb2b98f07728.jpg?v=1684983900","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/skies-to-conquer-diana-jean-schemo-9780470046371","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}