Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780307949639ISBN-10:030794963XUPC:9780307949639Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political, Personal Memoirs, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Iraq War (2003-2011)Size:9.09 x 6.47 x 1.31 inchesWeight:1.8607Product ID:SCTKV2BS7F
Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War
After serving six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council, Robert M. Gates believed that he had left Washington politics behind for good--but when he received the call from the White House in 2006 to help a nation mired in two wars, he answered what he felt was the call of duty.
Forthright and unsparing, Duty is Gates's behind-the-scenes account of his nearly five years as a...Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780307949639ISBN-10:030794963XUPC:9780307949639Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political, Personal Memoirs, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Iraq War (2003-2011)Size:9.09 x 6.47 x 1.31 inchesWeight:1.8607Product ID:SCTKV2BS7F
Robert M. Gates served as secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. He also served as an officer in the United States Air Force and worked for the Central Intelligence Agency before being appointed director of the agency by President George H. W. Bush. He was a member of the National Security Council staff in four administrations and served eight presidents of both political parties. Additionally,...
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