Every Army Man Is with You

For Army's players, their 1964 football game against a Navy team led by its Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Roger Staubach, was a do-or-die battle. Army had lost to Navy five years in a row. This time a stunning victory by Army changed the Cadets' fortunes and made headlines across the country. With five of its starters playing offense and defense, Army rallied to an 11-8 triumph. The win was the beginning of an even greater challenge for West Point's players. Soon they were in Vietnam, fighting a war that did not end as they or America expected. In Every Army Man Is with You Nicolaus Mills tells the story of that unforgettable Army team by focusing on the lives of seven of its players as they go from the football field, to the Vietnam battlefield, and back again to the States. Mills sheds light not just on what that the players' experiences meant to them personally but on what their experiences say about the ways the Vietnam era shaped our nation.

Nicolaus Mills is an historian, author, and journalist, and is a professor at Sarah Lawrence College.

Preface Introduction: The Best Preparation for War I. THE GENERALS Chapter One: Ike's Telegram Chapter Two: Westmoreland and His Coach Chapter Three: MacArthur's Farewell II. PLAY BY PLAY Chapter Four: First Score-Sonny Stowers Chapter Five: Ground Attack-John Seymour Chapter Six: Touchdown Catch-Sam Champi Chapter Seven: The Blitzer-Peter Braun Chapter Eight: Iron Man-Johnny Johnson Chapter Nine: The Long Completion-Rollie Stichweh Chapter Ten: Drive Stopper and Marine-Bill Zadel III. AFTERMATH Epilogue: In the Wake of Vietnam