LEADER 02337nam 2200421 450 001 9910810378803321 005 20180610080508.0 010 $a1-5381-0922-0 035 $a(CKB)4340000000257718 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5303027 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000257718 100 $a20180405h20182018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe statesman $ereflections on a life guided by civility, strategic leadership, and the lessons of history /$fAmbassador David Abshire ; edited by James Kitfield ; foreword by Evan Thomas 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cRowman & Littlefield,$d2018. 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (196 pages) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-5381-0921-2 327 $aDark 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. 330 $a"From army days, to working with lawmakers for the State Department, to international diplomacy, to his time as counselor to presidents, David Abshire was a fixture in the effort to make America a superpower with a higher purpose"--$cProvided by publisher. 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$y20th century$vBiography 608 $aAutobiographies.$2lcgft 676 $a920.073 700 $aAbshire$b Ambassador David$01628253 702 $aKitfield$b James 702 $aThomas$b Evan 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810378803321 996 $aThe statesman$93965269 997 $aUNINA