Gates, Robert Michael  1943- <br/><br/>
Duty  memoirs of a Secretary at war 
Robert M. Gates 
 - X, 618, [32] S.  Ill.  25 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/>Summoned to dutyIraq, 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. 
<br/><br/> 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780307959478  hardcover 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013026348 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Gates, Robert Michael 1943- 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States Department of Defense --Officials and employees--Biography
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cabinet officers--United States--Biography<br/>Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives<br/>Afghan War, 2001---Personal narratives, American<br/>War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Personal narratives, American<br/>Civil-military relations--History--United States--21st century
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Military policy--Decision making<br/>United States--Politics and government--2001-2009<br/>United States--Politics and government--2009-2017
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Erlebnisbericht
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E897.4.G37 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>355.6092  B