Pat Conroy’s “The Lord of Discipline” Review: 4/5 Full Metal Jacket for College Military Novels

For many readers of Pat Conroy’s The Lords of Discipline, author of The Prince of Tides and Beach Music, the question of accuracy about a prestigious military school, the Citadel, is a bone of contention for many South Carolinians. Describing Charleston, he writes, “The entire mythology of the city is dependent on the existence of an ancient, beleaguere…