| Description |
xvi, 815 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Lessons in terror -- An American, Chicago born -- The U.S. Congress: from Camelot to quaqmire -- In Nixon's arena -- Javelin catcher: inside the Ford White House -- Fighting the cold war -- Back to reality -- Leaning forward -- Into the graveyard of empires -- Saddam's miscalculation -- The occupation of Iraq -- Wartime detention -- Pulling on our boots: challenges and controversies beyond the war zones -- The long, hard slog. |
| Summary |
With the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also features Rumsfeld's unique and often surprising observations on eight decades of history. |
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Rumsfeld, Donald, 1932-2021
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Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography.
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United States. Department of Defense -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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| ISBN |
9781595230676 hardback |
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159523067X hardback |
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