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

• Autore: Abshire Ambassador David
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2018; ©2018
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (196 pages)
• Disciplina: 920.073
• Soggetto geografico: United States History 20th century Biography
• Soggetto genere / forma: Autobiographies.
• Persona (resp. second.): KitfieldJames; ThomasEvan
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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"--
• Titolo autorizzato: The statesman
• ISBN: 1-5381-0922-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810378803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II