Robert C. (Robert Charlwood) Richardson

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Robert C. (Robert Charlwood) Richardson

1882–1954

A career U.S. Army officer who rose to the rank of lieutenant general, he also wrote books that drew on his years at West Point and in military service. His life bridged the worlds of command, public affairs, and authorship in the first half of the twentieth century.

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West Point An Intimate Picture of the National Military Academy and of the Life of the Cadet

West Point An Intimate Picture of the National Military Academy and of the Life of the Cadet

by Robert C. (Robert Charlwood) Richardson

About the author

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1882, Robert Charlwood Richardson Jr. entered the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1900. He built a long Army career that eventually took him to the rank of lieutenant general, with service stretching from the early 1900s through the era of the Second World War.

Alongside his military work, he wrote books including West Point: An Intimate Picture of the National Military Academy and of the Life of the Cadet. That mix of firsthand experience and writing gave his work an insider's perspective on military training and leadership.

Richardson died in 1954. Remembered chiefly as a senior officer, he also stands out as an author whose writing was closely tied to the institutions and experiences that shaped his life.