A review by jeffphilly
A Civil War by John Feinstein

5.0

This book is really 2 stories in 1. It focuses on the 1995 NCAA football season for both Army and Navy. When the author wrote this book he in effect embedded himself into both West Point and the Naval Academy. By doing so he got to to know players, coaches, administrators, and their families from each school. In so doing he really familiarized himself with the culture of each school. As the author wrote the book he really did so chronologically. Starting in the offseason before the 1995 season and proceeding through the season for each school. I will say that for each school's season he provides a high degree of detail in the preparation for each game and then provides even more detail during that week's game. The season of course finishes with the Army-Navy game. Here, the author provides more detail than could ever bee imagined, both in the 2 weeks leading up to the game and during the game itself.