Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be. The former director of the cia discusses the hidden wars and operations that the u. Robert gates book portrays obama as a different kind of. Gates held numerous posts in the national security council and cias. Written by a former director of the cia, this is the story of americas and the agencys role in the collapse of communi. Bob gates is a magnificent public servant and historian. Jan 14, 2014 gates wrote duty after leaving government with no intention or expectation of ever returning. Feb 18, 2008 from the shadows is a book by a member of one of the washington establishment, robert gates. Gates from a former director of the central intelligence agency, whose government service spanned six presidencies, this is the inside story of the role of america and the agency in the collapse of communism in the soviet union and eastern europe. Any person spent all their spare time to take a wander, shopping, or went to the actual mall.
The book is densely packedindeed it teems with quotations from. Gates held numerous posts in the national security council and cias analytic directorate. My point is that yes gates is indeed guilty of these sins, but i dont think that robert parry has a copy of this book yet, so would sound stronger having read the gates book. The book cover suggests that the book reveals the cia under five presidents, but it mostly talks about gate s interactions with the bureaucracy of the cia and the various administrations. In his 1996 memoir from the shadows, robert gates recalls that the reagan administration wanted muammar gaddafis hide in the worst. The book has very little inside baseball and is much more a history of the times, from the perspective of. Robert gates is uniquely qualified to tell the unprecedented inside story of the cold war.
Memoirs of a secretary at war, which was described as one of the best washington memoirs ever in the new york times and topped its list of bestselling non. Robert michael gates the only person to rise from entrylevel analyst to director of the central intelligence agency and to serve on the white house staffs of four presidents, robert m. Bush and as secretary of defense 200611 in the administrations of presidents george w. Bush until the advent of the clinton administration ended. From the shadows is a classic memoir on the career of a cia officer at the center of power during a time when the threat of. Gates has a long and distinguished career in national security affairs. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
Read from the shadows the ultimate insiders story of five presidents an by robert m. It presents a significantly more negative picture of barack obama and hillary clinton than gates statements in office led anyone to expect. Lessons on change and reform from fifty years of public service by robert m. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how they won the cold war, was published in 1996. Gates reading books is the best way of selfdevelopment and learning many interesting things. Jan 14, 2014 and it presents an interesting contrast with gates previous memoir, from the shadows. Robert gates book portrays obama as a different kind of president.
One may not again see such an insiders commanding grasp of this vast subject as he unfolds in this book based on his long service in positions of rising responsibility in the cia and the national security council and his close relationships with presidents carter, ford and g. As a child, he was involved in the boy scouts of america, eventually attaining the rank of eagle scout. Jan 14, 2014 like just about everybody else in washington and many across the country, ive been reading the excerpts from former defense secretary robert gates book duty. I rarely saw him in the oval office with a coat and tie, and he always conducted himself with dignity. As the only person to rise from entrylevel analyst to director of the cia and to serve on the white house staffs of four presidents, robert gates is uniquely qualified to tell the unprecedented inside story of the cold war. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how they won the cold war, published in 1996. Aug 10, 2010 in his book, from the shadows, published in 1996, mr gates defended the role of the cia in undertaking covert action which, he argued, helped to win the cold war.
Congress is best viewed from a distancethe farther the betterbecause up close, it is truly ugly. Gates served for 26 years in the central intelligence agency and the national security council, and under president george h. The gates of rome, book 1 unabridged by conn iggulden, robert glenister, et al. What do you do when you have far more or little spare time. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how they won the cold war paperback january 9, 2007 by robert m. One famous book of shadows was created by the pioneering wiccan gerald gardner sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s, and which he utilised first in his bricket wood coven and then in other covens which he founded in following. Bob gates from the shadows is an interesting book by the former director of the cia. Gates wrote duty after leaving government with no intention or expectation of ever returning.
Knopf while his rivals at the white house, the state department and the pentagon loudly staked out their positions, gates held back. Gates entered cia toward the end of its best years, and the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc. Robert michael gates was born in wichita, kansas on september 25, 1943. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how they won the cold war from the shadows. May 1, 1996 a career undercover man who reached the top of his furtive profession as director of the cia from late 1991 through early 1993, gates sheds considerable light in this wideangle memoir on the ways in which the craft of intelligence influenced government policy during the height of the cold war. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents an kindle edition by robert m. From the shadows covers gates time at the cia from 1969 to 1991.
See all 12 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading from the shadows. Written by a former director of the cia, this is the story of americas and the agencys role in the collapse of communism in the soviet union and eastern europe. Like just about everybody else in washington and many across the country, ive been reading the excerpts from former defense secretary robert gates book duty. A book of shadows is a book containing religious text and instructions for magical rituals found within the neopagan religion of wicca, and in many pagan practices.
The ultimate insiders story of five presidents an kindle edition by gates, robert m download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Possible ex library copy, with all the markingsstickers of that library. From the shadows is a book by a member of one of the washington establishment, robert gates. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how they won the cold war new york. One may not again see such an insiders commanding grasp of this vast subject as he unfolds in this book. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Drawing on his access to classified information and toplevel involvement in policy decisions, gates lays bare the hidden wars and operations the united.
And it presents an interesting contrast with gates previous memoir, from the shadows. Jul, 2017 in his 1996 memoir from the shadows, robert gates recalls that the reagan administration wanted muammar gaddafis hide in the worst way. From the shadows the ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how they won the cold war. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how they won the cold war by robert m. But he wrote from the shadows, published in 1996, in similar circumstances. Gates as the only person to rise from entry level analyst to director of the cia and to serve on the white house staffs of four. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how they won the cold war gates, robert m. I saw most of congress as uncivil, incompetent at fulfilling their basic constitutional responsibilities such as timely appropriations, micromanagerial, parochial, hypocritical, egotistical, thinskinned and prone to put self and reelection before country. This is a lively, detailed, heartfelt, engaging book that describes the last chapter of an extraordinary career. The book has very little inside baseball and is much more a history of the times, from the perspective of national security policy and intelligence.
The reinvention of robert gates by michael crowley, the new republic, november 9, 2009. Robert michael gates born september 25, 1943 is an american statesman and university president who served as the 22nd united states secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. The reagan doctrine and american foreign policy durham, north carolina, and london. Gates, in full robert michael gates, born september 25, 1943, wichita, kansas, u. The manner in which powers uses the gates book to answer the question raised in the articles title may be one of the tighter argued presentations on the subject. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. However, it is best read after reading gates from the shadows. In his book, from the shadows, published in 1996, mr gates defended the role of the cia in undertaking covert action which, he argued, helped to win the cold war.
Gates, secretary of defense, 20062007 by robert michael gates book qin li zhe. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how they won the cold war. Secretary of defense from december 2006 to july 2011. Jan 15, 2014 and it presents an interesting contrast with gates previous memoir, from the shadows. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how they won the cold war robert m. Find from the shadows by gates, robert m at biblio.
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