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Duty

memoirs of a Secretary at war

Duty

memoirs of a Secretary at war
by Robert M Gates
Book - 2014

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.

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37413314969470 متاح Non-fiction B-GATES GATES
التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Gates, Robert Michael, 1943-
التنسيق: كتاب
اللغة:English
منشور في: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
الموضوعات:
Gates, Robert Michael, > 1943-
United States. > Department of Defense > Officials and employees > Biography.
Cabinet officers > United States > Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Personal narratives.
Afghan War, 2001- > Personal narratives, American.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 > Personal narratives, American.
Civil-military relations > United States > History > 21st century.
United States > Military policy > Decision making.
United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009.
United States > Politics and government > 2009-2017.
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