02377cam a2200481 i 4500 17849261 Nust 20240304172535.0 130813s2014 nyua 001 0beng 2013026348 9780307959478 (hardcover) 9780307959485 (ebook) 9780804148641 (compact disk) 9780804148658 (audiobook download) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc n-us--- a-iq--- a-af--- E897.4.G37 A3 2014 355.6092 23 GAT Gates, Robert Michael, 1943- 105410 Duty: memoirs of a secretary at war / Robert M. Gates. Memoirs of a Secretary at war New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. x, 618 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes index. 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. Gates, Robert Michael, 1943- 105410 United States. Department of Defense Officials and employees Biography. 105411 Cabinet officers United States Biography. 105414 Iraq War, 2003-2011 Personal narratives. 121817 Afghan War, 2001- Personal narratives, American. 106353 War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 Personal narratives, American. 106354 Civil-military relations United States History 21st century. 106355 United States Military policy Decision making. 106356 United States Politics and government 2001-2009. 8292 United States Politics and government 2009- 108949 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 3955 3955 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC CL CL CART 2016-11-29 Purchased 0 1 355.6092 GAT CL2299 2024-07-01 1 2016-11-29 BK