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Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War
by Robert M. Gates (AUTHOR SIGNED)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0307959473
- ISBN 13
- 9780307959478
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher, 2014 Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher, New York. 2014. Hardcover. Stated 7th Printing. Signed by the author on the half title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($35.00). Gray paper over boards with blue overlay on the spine; bright silver lettering on the spine. 618 pp 8vo. The author was the Secretary of Defense under Presidents George W. Bush and Barrack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also worked for six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council as well as the president of Texas A&M University. This book takes the reader behind the scenes of the battles with Congress, the presidents he served, the military, the Pentagon bureaucracy, and his devotion to the best interests of the American soldier. He offers unvarnished appraisals of Dick Cheney, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and Presidents Bush and Obama. An unprecedented look at two administrations and the wars that have defined them. A clean very presentable copy.
Synopsis
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, Gates has a continuing distinguished record in the private sector and in academia, including currently serving as chancellor of the College of William and Mary. He holds a Ph.D. in Russian and Soviet history from Georgetown University.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015801
- Title
- Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War
- Author
- Robert M. Gates (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0307959473
- ISBN 13
- 9780307959478
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2014
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Iraq War, Operation Enduring Freedom, War in Afghanistan, President George W. Bush, President Obama, Department of Defense, Texas A&M University, College of William and Mary, CIA, National Security Council, congress, military budgets, Pentagon Bureauc
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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