Duty : memoirs of a Secretary at war / Robert M. Gates.
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- Gates, Robert Michael, 1943- (författare)
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Alternativt namn: Gates, Robert M., 1943-
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Alternativt namn: Gates, Robert, 1943
- ISBN 9780307959478
- First edition.
- Publicerad: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014
- Engelska x, 618 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
Innehållsförteckning
Sammanfattning
Ämnesord
Stäng
- 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.
- 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.
Ämnesord
- Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography. (LCSH)
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives. (LCSH)
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American. (LCSH)
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Personal narratives, American. (LCSH)
- Civil-military relations -- United States -- History -- 21st century. (LCSH)
- United States -- Military policy -- Decision making. (LCSH)
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009. (LCSH)
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2009- (LCSH)
Genre
- Biografier (saogf)
- Biography.
- History.
- Personal narratives.
- Personal narratives
Personnamn
- Gates, Robert Michael, 1943-
Institutionsnamn
- United States. Department of Defense -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
Konferensnamn
- Afghan War (2001-)
- Iraq War (2003-2011)
- War on Terrorism (2001-2009)
Indexterm och SAB-rubrik
- Lz Biografi: särskilda personer
Klassifikation
- 355.6092 (DDC)
- Lz Gates, Robert Michael (kssb/8)
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