Stone Tapestry
A Visual and Historical Guide to the West Point Cemetery
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. · Print & ebook · April 28, 2025
Full-page profiles of 180 men and women buried at West Point accompany a walking tour of the grounds.
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- Who it’s for
- Profiles and a cemetery walking tour connect West Point’s grounds with academy and U.S. Army history.
- Genres
- U.S. Military History, Military Lives, Military Travel
- Published
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., April 28, 2025
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Full-page profiles of 180 men and women buried at West Point accompany a walking tour of the grounds. The West Point Cemetery is one of the most beautiful military cemeteries in the world. It is also the resting place of more Medal of Honor recipients per acre than any place in the United States. Author Robert Holcomb was born on the grounds of the US Military Academy at West Point, graduated from the academy, and served in the US Army for 20 years.
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His parents are buried at the West Point Cemetery, and it was during his father's funeral that he was inspired by the great beauty and serenity of the place. Hundreds of original photographs accompany a walking tour of the cemetery, including the Old Cadet Chapel and the Caretakers Cottage. However, this is not only a guide to the grounds, but also a highly readable and informative historical work. Through the detailed biographies of 180 men and women buried at West Point, Holcomb goes beyond the headstones to provide an insight into the greater history of the academy and of the US Army.
West Point Cemetery
Profiles and a cemetery walking tour connect West Point’s grounds with academy and U.S. Army history.
Come here for
- Profiles of 180 people buried at West Point
- A walking tour featuring the Old Cadet Chapel and Caretakers Cottage
Expect
- Full-page biographies of men and women buried at West Point
- Original photographs accompany the walking tour
Where it sits
| Military Lives | 48% |
|---|---|
| U.S. Military History | 36% |
| Military Travel | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Military Lives
- Military History-Pictorial
- Military Travel
- Authors
- Robert Holcomb
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Published
- April 28, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Military Lives