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Abshire Ambassador David |
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The statesman : reflections on a life guided by civility, strategic leadership, and the lessons of history / / Ambassador David Abshire ; edited by James Kitfield ; foreword by Evan Thomas |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2018 |
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©2018 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (196 pages) |
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Autobiographies. |
United States History 20th century Biography |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Dark days and enduring lessons : on strategic leadership, trust and reform -- Beginnings : a student of history -- Student, soldier, cadet : early lessons in strategy -- Crucible of leadership : the Korean War -- A master in strategy : Georgetown, Eisenhower and Project Solarium -- Ivory towers & institution building : Georgetown's Center for Strategic Studies -- Washington in crisis : the State Department, Vietnam and the Nixon years -- A voice in the darkness : preserving Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty -- A perfect victory : revitalizing NATO -- Saving the Reagan presidency : a leader regains the nation's trust -- Reimagining the world : CSIS in the post-Cold War era -- Triumphs & tragedies : CSPC, 9/11, and the Iraq War -- The art of national renewal : science, education and infrastructure. |
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"From army days, to working with lawmakers for the State Department, to international diplomacy, to his time as counselor to presidents, David Abshire was a fixture in the effort to make America a superpower with a higher purpose"-- |
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