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Duty : memoirs of a Secretary at war / Robert M. Gates.

Memoirs of a Secretary at war (portion title)
Duty (other title)
Gates, Robert Michael, 1943- (author.).

Summary:

The former Secretary of Defense offers a candid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307959478
  • ISBN: 0307959473
  • Physical Description: x, 618 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Summoned to duty -- Iraq, Iraq and Iraq -- Mending fences, finding allies -- Waging war on the Pentagon -- Beyond Iraq: a complicated world -- Good war, bad war -- One damn thing after another -- Transition -- New term, new agenda, old Secretary -- Afghanistan: a house divided -- Difficult foes, difficult friends -- Meanwhile, back in Washington -- War, war...and revolution -- At war to the last day -- Reflections.
Target Audience Note:
1280L Lexile

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Gates, Robert Michael, 1943-
United States. Department of Defense > Officials and employees > Biography.
Cabinet officers > United States > Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Personal narratives, American.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Personal narratives, American.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 > Personal narratives, American.
Civil-military relations > United States > History > 21st century.
United States > Military policy > Decision making.
United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009.
United States > Politics and government > 2009-2017.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.

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