Gates received a call from the white house in 2006, he thought hed left. Bush administration 20062009, the obama administration 20092011, the afghan war, and the iraq war. Memoirs of a secretary at war by former secretary of defense robert m. Gates, who served as secretary of defense under presidents george w. 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. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Duty memoirs of a secretary at war robert gates on.
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. Memoirs of a secretary at war january 10, 2014 critics say former defense secretary robert gates new book takes shots at president obama and other members of his cabinet. After serving six presidents in both the cia and the national security council, robert m. Robert michael gates from the former secretary of defense, a candid account of his experience. Memoirs of a secretary at war is a nonfiction book written by robert m. Defense secretary robert gates delivers remarks to soldiers from the 4th advise and assist. Jan 19, 2014 as i was reading duty, probably one of the best washington memoirs ever, i kept thinking that robert m. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Bush and barack obama during the wars in iraq and afghanistan. A house divided chapter 11 difficult foes, difficult friends. Best of all, if after reading an ebook, you buy a paper version of duty. From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vividly written account of his experience serving presidents george w. The quiet fury of robert gates bush and obamas secretary of defense had to wage war in iraq, afghanistanand todays washington.
Chapter 4 waging war on the pentagon chapter 5 beyond iraq. As i was reading duty, probably one of the best washington memoirs ever, i kept thinking that robert m. Memoirs of a secretary at war ebook written by robert m. Memoirs of a secretary at war, by robert gates san. Memoirs of a secretary at war former secretary of defense robert gates sits down with rita braver in his first television interview since the publication of his new. The place to start is gates recently published book, duty. In the case of robert gates, the former defence secretary under george w bush who continued in his post through the early.
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