The Lords of Discipline is, simply, an American classic. -- Larry KingThe Lords of Discipline is a novel about coming of age, brotherhood, betrayal, and a mans forging of his own personal code of honor. Will McLean, a senior on the cadets honor court, is an outsider by nature: a basketball star at a school that prizes military prowess above athletics, a military man in training who dares to question the escalating Vietnam war. And yet his greatest struggle will be with the corrupt institution of which he is a part. Rich in humor and suspense, abounding in a rare honesty and generosity of feeling, this novel established Pat Conroy as one of the strongest fictional voices in a generation.A work of enormous power, passion, humor, and wisdom. Washington StarGod preserve Pat Conroy. Boston Globe

The Lords of Discipline is, simply, an American classic. -- Larry KingThe Lords of Discipline is a novel about coming of age, brotherhood, betrayal, and a mans forging of his own personal code of honor. Will McLean, a senior on the cadets honor court, is an outsider by nature: a basketball star at a school that prizes military prowess above athletics, a military man in training who dares to question the escalating Vietnam war. And yet his greatest struggle will be with the corrupt institution of which he is a part. Rich in humor and suspense, abounding in a rare honesty and generosity of feeling, this novel established Pat Conroy as one of the strongest fictional voices in a generation.A work of enormous power, passion, humor, and wisdom. Washington StarGod preserve Pat Conroy. Boston Globe