Known and unknown : a memoir / Donald Rumsfeld.
With the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also features Rumsfeld's unique and often surprising observations on eight decades of history.
Record details
- ISBN: 159523067X
- ISBN: 9781595230676
- Physical Description: xvi, 815 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Sentinel, 2011.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Lessons in terror -- An American, Chicago born -- The U.S. Congress: from Camelot to quaqmire -- In Nixon's arena -- Javelin catcher: inside the Ford White House -- Fighting the cold war -- Back to reality -- Leaning forward -- Into the graveyard of empires -- Saddam's miscalculation -- The occupation of Iraq -- Wartime detention -- Pulling on our boots: challenges and controversies beyond the war zones -- The long, hard slog.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Rumsfeld, Donald, 1932-2021.
United States. Department of Defense > Officials and employees > Biography.
Cabinet officers > United States > Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
United States > Politics and government > 1989- - Genre:
- Autobiographies.
Available copies
- 26 of 27 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 27 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Alleghany Public Library | 352.293092 RUM (Text) | 30664100217535 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | B Rumsfeld (Text) | 31111002465191 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Barco Library | B RUMSFELD (Text) | 39488200823740 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | B RUMSFELD (Text) | 34208202664768 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Bladen Main Branch | B RUMSFELD (Text) | 30441100614650 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | B RUMSFELD (Text) | 31250200040285 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | B RUMSFELD Rum (Text) | 33436001379152 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | B Rumsfeld, Donald (Text) | 0112517472471 | Adult Biography | Checked out | 08/05/2026 |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | B RUMSFELD (Text) | 34621200185588 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Halifax Main Library | B RUMSFELD HAL (Text) | 01011700055399 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
