Rumsfeld, Donald:KNOWN AND UNKNOWN: A Memoir
- First edition 2011, ISBN: 159523067X
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[EAN: 9781595230676], [PU: NY etc~. 2011. Sentinel/Penguin Group.], Jacket, large thick blue & grey hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. scratch on spine. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond. 4" crack along spine near front edge (taped inside) not price clipped. nice clean copy.no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition so stated. first printing ( # 1 in # line). xvi+815p. glossy b&w photo illustrations. acknowledgments. list of acronyms. list of illustrations. notes. index. american history. autobiography. memoirs. biography. politics. ~ Few Americans have spent more time near the center of power than Donald Rumsfeld. Now he has written an unflinching memoir of his half~century career, sharing previously undisclosed details that will fascinate readers and force historians to rethink many controversies. Starting from a middle~class childhood in Illinois, Rumsfeld had a rapid rise that won him early acclaim. He shows us what it was like growing up during the Great Depression and World War II, going to Princeton on scholarships, serving as a naval aviator, then getting his first political job on Capitol Hill during the Eisenhower administration. He recalls how he won a seat in the House of Representatives at age thirty and what he experienced as a Republican in Congress during the Kennedy and Johnson years. We also follow him back to the executive branch as he took on key cabinet positions in the Nixon and Ford administrations, including his service as the youngest ever secretary of defense, just after the trauma of Vietnam. And we learn about the challenges he later faced as a CEO in the private sector and during his special assignments for President Reagan, including a face~to~face meeting with Saddam Hussein in 1983. All of that would have been enough material for a fascinating book. But as 2001 began, Rumsfeld's greatest challenges lay ahead of him. At age sixty~eight he returned to the Pentagon as President Bush's secretary of defense, with a mandate to transform the military for a new century. Just nine months later he would confront the worst acts of terrorism in American history, followed by unexpected wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. And he would be on the firing line for many controversies, from the revelations of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison to allegations of torture at Guantanamo Bay. Known and Unknown reveals what happened behind the scenes during the critical moments of the Bush years, as the President's inner circle debated how best to defend our country. It is based not only on Rumsfeld's memory but also on hundreds of previously unreleased documents from throughout his career. It also features his blunt, firsthand opinions about some of the world's best~known figures, from Margaret Thatcher to Elvis Presley, from Henry Kissinger to Colin Powell, and about each American president from Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush. In a famous press briefing, Rumsfeld once remarked that "there are also unknown unknowns . things we do not know we don't know." His book makes us realize just how much we didn't know. DONALD RUMSFELD was the thirteenth and twenty~first u.s. secretary of defense., Books<
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[EAN: 9781595230676], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 32.07], [PU: Sentinel], Donald Rumsfeld offers up an unflinching memoir of his half-century career, sharing previously undisclosed details that will fascinate readers and force historians to rethink many controversies. Spanning his first political job during the Eisenhower administration through to his stint as Secretary of Defense during George W. Bush's presidency, Rumseld is keen to reveal what happened behind the scenes during the critical moments of the Bush years after the attack of 9/11. The book is based on Rumsfeld's memory but also on hundreds of previously unreleased documents from throughout his career. In a notorious press briefing, Rumsfeld once remarked that 'there are also unknown unknowms.things we do not know we don't know.' Chief architect of the 'shock and awe' invasion of Iraq, Rumsfeld would be on the hot seat for many controversies, from the revelations of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison to allegations of torture at Guantanamo Bay, i.e., waterboarding. His book is further evidence of how much wasn't known with Rumsfeld a key player, at the healm of the Department of Defense during his controversial tenure. Notes, Index. Illus., b&w photos. 815p., Books<
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New York, NY: Sentinel, 2011 Sentinel, New York. 2011. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($36.00); scant bumping to head, tail, and tips. Tan boards with blue overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and initials on the front board. 815 pp 8vo. The consummate Republican politician, Rumsfeld was working on Capitol Hill during the Eisenhower administration. He was a US Representative during the Kennedy and Johnson years and held key cabinet positions in the Nixon and Ford administrations one of which was SECDEF after Vietnam. He did special assignments for Reagan and came back as SECDEF under George W. Bush and continued through to the end of his Bush's terms managing terrorism and military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is a crucial book detailing what happened behind the scenes with Bush and his inner circle. A clean very presentable copy., Sentinel, 2011, 4<
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Known & Unknown
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The first Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush takes stock of his life and offers an insider's account of the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Ira… More...
The first Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush takes stock of his life and offers an insider's account of the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Buch (fremdspr.) Donald Rumsfeld gebundene Ausgabe, Penguin LCC US, 01.02.2011, Penguin LCC US, 2011<
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