text Duty : memoirs of a Secretary at war
- Summary
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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.
- Contents
- 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 -... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- x, 618 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
- Publisher
- 2014
Library | Location | Status |
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Woodmere (Main Branch) | 921 GATES, ROBERT MICHAEL GAT in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
Library | Location | Status |
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TADL-WOOD | 921 GATES, ROBERT MICHAEL GAT in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
Gates, Robert Michael 1943-
United States. Department of Defense Officials and employees Biography
Cabinet officers United States Biography
Iraq War, 2003-2011 Personal narratives
Afghan War, 2001- Personal narratives, American
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 Personal narratives, American
United States Military policy Decision making
Civil-military relations United States History 21st century
United States Politics and government 2001-2009
United States Politics and government 2009-