CD Audiobook
Duty [sound recording] : memoirs of a secretary at war / Robert M. Gates.
From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vivid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. After working for six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council, Robert M. Gates was happily serving as president of Texas A&M University. But when he was asked to help a nation mired in two wars and to aid the troops doing the fighting, he answered what he felt was the call of duty.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780804148627
- ISBN: 0804148627
- ISBN: 9780804148641 :
- ISBN: 0804148643 :
- Physical Description: 20 audio discs (1530 min.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [Westminster, MD] : Books on Tape : [2014]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Subtitle from container. Unabridged. Compact discs. Duration: 25:30:00. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Executive producer, Kelly Gildea ; director, Jessica Kaye. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by George Newbern. |
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Summary:
From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vivid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. After working for six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council, Robert M. Gates was happily serving as president of Texas A&M University. But when he was asked to help a nation mired in two wars and to aid the troops doing the fighting, he answered what he felt was the call of duty.
