| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 618 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Gates, Robert Michael, 1943-
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Gates, Robert Michael, 1943- |
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United States. Department of Defense -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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United States. Department of Defense. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography.
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Cabinet officers. |
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United States. |
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives.
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Iraq War (2003-2011) |
| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives.
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| Subject |
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, American.
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Afghan War (2001-2021) |
| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives -- American.
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| Subject |
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Personal narratives, American.
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War on Terrorism (2001-2009) |
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United States -- Military policy -- Decision making.
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Military policy. |
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Civil-military relations -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Decision making. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
2001-2009 |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.
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Civil-military relations. |
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United States. Department of Defense. |
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Employees. |
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Military policy -- Decision making. |
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Political science. |
| Chronological Term |
Since 2000 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Personal narratives.
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| Added Title |
Memoirs of a Secretary at war |
| ISBN |
9780307959478 (hardcover) |
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0307959473 (hardcover) |
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9780307959485 (ebook) |
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9780804148641 (compact disk) |
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9780804148658 (audiobook download) |
| Standard No. |
40023142879 |
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