Robert Gates, an American statesman, served in the US Air Force, CIA and SNB, headed the CIA in 1991 – 1993, was the US Minister of Defense in 2006 – 2011.
This book tells about the four and a half years of the war: about the hostilities of the American army in Iraq and Afghanistan, about the war against Al-Qaeda and Usama Ben Laden.
In addition, this book talks about the personal war of Robert Gates with Congress – the war, which continued every day of his stay at the ministerial post. He talks about the dramatic contrast between the public respectability of the two -party system and the personal feelings that this imaginary respectability caused and among which disappointment, disgust and rage prevailed.
In his memoirs, the former US Minister of Defense is not shy in expressions and gives free rein to feelings.
“To my surprise (and horror), it turned out that I was the only Minister of Defense in the history of the United States, whom the newly elected president asked to remain in office, and he was not with …
Author
Gates Robert
Editor
Velimeev Tahir A.
Translator
Zhelnikova V.
Publisher
AST, 2014
Series
Policy
Genre
Military figures, politicians, businessmen
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