Duty
Memoirs of a Secretary at War
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Format: Book
Description: x, 618 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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 -- Afghanistan: a house divided -- Difficult foes, difficult friends -- Meanwhile, back in Washington -- War, war...and revolution -- At war to the last day -- Reflections.
Subjects:
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, 2001-2021 -- 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 -- 2009-2016.
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, 2001-2021 -- 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 -- 2009-2016.
Target Audience: 1280L
ISBN:
9780307959478 (hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Gates, Robert | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Gates, Robert | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Gates, Robert M. | Sandhills Indoors | Biography | In |
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Includes index.