Republican robert m gatess account of his years in the bush and obama administrations is sometimes catty yet full of. From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vividly written account of his experience serving. Memoirs of a secretary at war reprint by gates, robert m isbn. A 2014 new york times notable book probably one of the best washington memoirs ever. Former secretary of defense robert gates sits down with rita braver in his first television interview since the publication of his new book, duty. Bush and barack obama during the wars in iraq and afghanistan. Gates was a truly historic secretary of defenseprecisely because. Forthright and unsparing, duty is gatess behindthescenes account of his nearly five years as a secretary of defense at war. Memoirs of a secretary at war book from the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vividly written account of his experience serving presidents george w.
Jan 08, 2014 there is no evidence a prolonged war would not have destabilised the region as well. The place to start is gates recently published book, duty. Bush administration 20062009, the obama administration 20092011, the afghan war, and the iraq war. Exdefense secretary gates takes aim at obama in new book. Memoirs of a secretary at war, robert gates says the president. Memoirs of a secretary at war is the first book describing the obama administrations policy deliberations written from inside the cabinet. Did you know while working for the obama administration, gates received the nickname yoda. The civil war was also responsible for one of the largest internal migrations in recent history. The release of former secretary of defense robert m. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the duty. Jan 19, 2014 in his memoir duty, the former defense secretary robert m.
Libraries, like other consumers, should be free to buy any published econtent at competitive prices, to keep these items in their collection, and. Former defence secretary robert gates defends book as an. The former defence secretary robert gates has said he does not regret anything that he wrote in his controversial new book and called the memoir an honest account in duty. Gates served as secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. Nowhere in this book does gates forget to remind us he served in the department of defense when the u.
Some readers will approach this volume with a great deal of skepticism. Memoirs of a secretary at war is a nonfiction book written by robert m. As a former air force lieutenant, cia analyst, national security council staffer, director of the cia, fifthlongest serving. From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vivid account of serving presidents george w. He also served as an officer in the united states air force and worked for the central. This, his second memoir, covers the period he served as secretary of defense in the george w. Historians and policy wonks will bask in the revelations gates provides on major decisions from late 2006 to 2011, the span of his time at the pentagon. Gates is doing far more than just scoring points in this revealing volume. Not a secretary of defense, but a secretary at war.
Memoirs of a secretary at war paperback may 12, 2015 by robert m. From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vividly written account of his experience serving presidents george w. Jan 08, 2014 the obama administration has no real desire to force the fall of the assad regime this wasnt true for the first two years of the war, but it is now, given that the most combat capable of the antiassad rebels are the same people who just took fallujah and a sudden collapse of the regime will not end the war. In his memoir duty, the former defense secretary robert m. The time period is from 2006 to 2011, and includes the george w. Memoirs of a secretary at war, is more than a rough first draft of the history he witnessed or a laundry list of duties performed as secretary of defense to presidents george w. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. It is, of course, principally about the wars in iraq and afghanistan, where initial victories in both countries were squandered by mistakes, shortsighted ness, and conflict in the field as well as in washington, leading to long, brutal campaigns to avert strategic defeat. Jan 12, 2014 former secretary of defense robert gates sits down with rita braver in his first television interview since the publication of his new book, duty.
There have been vast changes in the composition and role of the news media over the decades, and that is a cause for concern as well. Each story is presented as a piece in its entirety so you can read the ones that interest you the most first and then go back and read the other ones to discover fascinating facts about the civil war that are new to you. War department sorted by popularity project gutenberg. Also lets give the final word to the libyans, opinion polls show 75% in favour of the intervention and only 22% opposed. Gates, is a noholdsbarred, candid account of the operation of the department of defense dod and of the deliberations of the cabinet and national security apparatus under presidents george w. We are a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide. Project gutenberg offers 60,256 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. After working for six presidents in both the cia and the national security council, he was. Dec 11, 2012 libraries, like other consumers, should be free to buy any published econtent at competitive prices, to keep these items in their collection, and to loan them to their patrons. Republican robert m gatess account of his years in the bush and obama administrations is sometimes catty yet full of insights. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Gates received a call from the white house in 2006, he thought hed left washington politics behind. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
A compelling memoir and a serious historya fascinating, briskly honest account of a journey through the cutthroat corridors of washington and world politics, with shrewd, sometimes eyepopping observations along the way about the nature of war and the limits of power. Stories of the civil war volume 1 brings together 25 short stories of the war. The economic damage would have been greater since the war would have lasted longer. Memoirs of a secretary at war may 4, 2014 comment from the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vividly written account of his experience serving presidents george w. Authors note this is a book about my more than four and a half years at war. Jan 14, 2014 from the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vivid account of serving presidents george w. A series of letters written from the hospitals in washington during the war of the rebellion english widger, david, 1932memoirs of the unions three great civil war generals english as editor the memoirs of grant, sheridan and sherman collected into a single file. Jan 24, 2014 duty memoirs of a secretary at war by robert m. Gates provides revelations about major decisions made from late 2006 to 2011. The obama administration has no real desire to force the fall of the assad regime this wasnt true for the first two years of the war, but it is now, given that the most combat capable of the antiassad rebels are the same people who just took fallujah and a. Memoirs of a secretary at war made waves around washington, d.
Jun 12, 2014 a series of letters written from the hospitals in washington during the war of the rebellion english widger, david, 1932 memoirs of the unions three great civil war generals english as editor the memoirs of grant, sheridan and sherman collected into a single file. The key to reading it is understanding that he was profoundly affected by his. Duty memoirs of a secretary at war buy online at thulo. Duty memoirs of a secretary at war price in nepal 800. When i first entered government nearly fortyeight years ago, three television networks and a handful of newspapers dominated coverage and, to a considerable degree, filtered the most extreme or vitriolic points of view. Bush and obamas secretary of defense had to wage war in iraq, afghanistanand todays washington by robert m. Memoirs of a secretary at war free pdf, djvu, doc, txt. No doubt, some of the key players during gates tenure as secretary, dec. After working for six presidents in both the cia and the national security council, he. After the war was over, tens of thousands of people relocated to new regions of the country and took on new roles in life.