An edition of Known and Unknown: A Memoir (2011)

Known and unknown

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An edition of Known and Unknown: A Memoir (2011)

Known and unknown

a memoir

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With the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also features Rumsfeld's unique and often surprising observations on eight decades of history.

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Publisher
Sentinel
Language
English
Pages
813

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2012, Sentinel
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February 8, 2011, Sentinel HC

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Table of Contents

Lessons in terror
An American, Chicago born
The U.S. Congress: from Camelot to Quagmire
In Nixon's arena
Javelin catcher: inside the Ford White House
Fighting the Cold War
Back to reality
Leaning forward
Into the graveyard of empires
Saddam's miscalculation
The occupation of Iraq
Wartime detention
Pulling on our boots: challenges and controversies beyond the war zones
The long, hard slog.

Edition Notes

With new preface.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 739-790) and index.

Published in
New York, N.Y

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
352.293092, B
Library of Congress
E840.8.R84 A3 2012, E840.8.R84A3 2013

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 813 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
813

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL32113012M
Internet Archive
knownunknownmemo0000rums
ISBN 10
159523084X
ISBN 13
9781595230843
OCLC/WorldCat
794669004

Work Description

Donald Rumsfeld tells the story of his career serving as a Congressman, and working for several Presidents in different capacities including two stints as Secretary of Defense.

He describes Rumsfeld's Rules, his list of guidelines for behavior and action, and how they were proven over a lifetime of service as well as his use of 'snowflakes', informal memos designed to stimulate action in others.

This work gives good insights into the inner workings and thought processes of an ethical administration. Rumsfeld shares in detail how decisions were made in the George W. Bush administration and where he thinks they might have been done differently. A long book worth the effort of serious study.

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