Duty : memoirs of a secretary at war
Gates, Robert Michael, 1943-2014
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From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vivid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. When Robert M. Gates received a call from the White House, he thought he'd long left Washington politics behind: After working for six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council, he was happily serving as president of Texas A&M University. But when he was asked to help a nation mired in two wars and to aid the troops doing the fighting, he answered what he felt was the call of duty.
Main title:
Duty : memoirs of a secretary at war / by Robert M. Gates.
Author:
Gates, Robert Michael, 1943-, author
Imprint:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Collation:
640 pages : illustrations (colour)
ISBN:
9780307959478 (hbk)
Dewey class:
355.6092
Language:
English
Subject:
Gates, Robert Michael, 1943-United States. Department of Defense -- Officials and employees -- BiographyCabinet officers -- United States -- BiographyIraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narrativesAfghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, AmericanWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Personal narratives, AmericanUnited States -- Military policy -- Decision makingCivil-military relations -- United States -- History -- 21st centuryUnited States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-
BRN:
1468097