My American journey / Colin L. Powell, with Joseph E. Persico.
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TextSeries: A Ballantine BookPublication details: New York : Ballantine Books, 1996.Edition: 1st Ballatine Books edDescription: xii, 644 p., [48] p. of plates : ill. ; 18 cmISBN: - 9780345407283 (pbk.)
- 0345407288 (pbk.)
- E840.5 .P68A 1996
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | Defence College of Health Sciences General Stacks | E840.5 .P68A 1996 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | C.1 | Available | DCHS1931/10 |
Includes index.
Luther and Arie's son - A soldier's life for me - Courting Alma - "It'll take half a million men to succeed" - Coming home - Back to Vietnam - White House fellow - "Go, gunfighter, go!" - The graduate school of war - In the Carter Defense Department - The Reaganites - and a close call - The phone never stops ringing - "Frank, you're gonna ruin my career" - National security advisor to the President - One last command - "Mr. Chairman, we've got a problem" - When you've lost your best enemy - A line in the sand - Every war must end - Change of command - Mustering out - A farewell to arms - Afterword - Colin Powell's rules.
The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff recalls his youth, his military service, and his rise to the heights of America's political and military elite.
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