Duty
Memoirs of a Secretary at War
$42.75
- Paperback
656 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2015
Summary
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.
“As I look back, there is a parallel theme to my years at war: love. By that I mean the love - there is no other word for it - I came to feel for the troops, and the overwhelming sense of personal responsibility I developed for them. So much so that it would shape some of my most significant decisions and positions.”
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753555552 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753555557 |
| Author: | Robert Gates |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | W H Allen |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 656 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2015 |
| Weight: | 437g |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 126mm x 198mm |
Robert Gates
Prior to his role as the Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates served for over a quarter century in the Central Intelligence Agency. Under President George H. W. Bush, he was Director of the CIA from 1991 to 1993. On Gates’s last day in office in 2011, President Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honor.
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