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| Gattung/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Name: | Donald Rumsfeld; Donald Rumsfeld |
| Medientyp: | Biografie |
| Dokumenttyp: | Buch |
| Alle Autoren: |
Bradley Graham |
| ISBN: | 9781586484217 1586484214 9781586487102 1586487108 |
| OCLC-Nummer: | 294066464 |
| Beschreibung: | viii, 803 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Inhalt: | A bit of a rascal -- Developing his own tune -- Tough enough -- Keep your eye on Rummy -- A politician in the corporate world -- A friendly hawkish guy -- Operating from the outbox -- Lots of battlefronts -- A defining moment -- Iterative planning -- Too many hands on the wheel -- Long, hard slog -- The thought of resigning -- Framework for Iraq -- Second thoughts -- A period of continuous change -- Toward the abyss -- Not well enough or fast enough. |
| Verfasserangabe: | Bradley Graham. |
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Thomas E. Ricks, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and author of "The Gamble" and "Fiasco"<br> "Donald Rumsfeld is one of the most interesting and troubling figures of the Bush era, and Bradley Graham is the perfect writer to explore his reign at the Pentagon. Graham, a veteran military reporter, is scrupulously fair in weighing Rumsfeld's strengths and weaknesses. This is likely to be the definitive book on Rumsfeld, one that historians will turn to a century from now."<br>"<br> LA Times"<br> "Among the handful of books likely to stand above mere topicality...What's particularly remarkable about the qualities Graham brings to this project is the extraordinary fair-mindedness with which he approaches his subject. He does not stint on analysis, but Rumsfeld's considerable virtues--flawless integrity and an unshakable lifelong commitment to civil rights, for example--are treated right alongside his overweening flaws: arrogance, a bullying intellect, tireless self-promotion. The result is an engrossing biography; its thorough, capacious reporting leaves those value judgments not absolutely required by the weight of evidence to the reader. There's a sturdy, old-fashioned quality to Graham's approach to his subject and this material, and the match works brilliantly. This is, in other words, a major--and highly important--American political biography." <br>"The Washington Post"<br> "In this meticulously researched and compelling book, veteran Washington Post reporter Bradley Graham acknowledges these contributors to the national-security travails of the Bush years, but he highlights another as well: the secretary of defense's unwavering commitment to military transformation, his vision of a leaner, more lethal Department of Defense."<br>"<br> Politico"<br> "Donald Rumsfeld has been excoriated by both Democrats and Republicans for his handling of the Iraq war. This biography reveals a more nuanced picture than the conventional wisdom would suggest." <br>Jamie Fly, ex Weiterlesen…
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