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037 _bHarpercollins, 53 Glenmaura National Blvd Ste 300, Moosaic, PA, USA, 18507-2132
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092 _aESPER, M.
_bE77
049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aEsper, Mark T.,
_eauthor.
245 1 2 _aA sacred oath :
_bmemoirs of a Secretary of Defense during extraordinary times /
_cMark T. Esper.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bWilliam Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
_c[2022]
264 4 _c©2022
300 _ax, 735 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 699-714) and index.
505 0 0 _tIntroduction: A meeting like no other --
_tFirst days, early warnings --
_tAn army renaissance --
_tWar with Iran begins in Iraq --
_tCivilian control and reform of the Pentagon --
_tTehran escalates --
_tAmerica strikes --
_tThe politics of building a better navy --
_tThe Afghanistan dilemma --
_tCOVID: a tragic, epic fight --
_tOperation Warp Speed --
_tDesperate measures --
_tThe republic wobbles --
_tA walk in the park --
_tHard days and long nights --
_tMaking lemonade --
_tA salute to America? --
_tPride, promotions, and politics --
_tLost causes and important ones --
_tChina, China, China --
_tAmerica's strategic advantage --
_tUnrest in the northwest --
_tOctober surprises --
_tEndgame --
_tEpilogue --
_tAppendix A: The army vision --
_tAppendix B: June 24, 2019, initial message to the department --
_tAppendix C: June 2, 2020, message to the department, support to civil authorities --
_tAppendix D: June 3, 2020, press conference in the Pentagon briefing room --
_tAppendix E: November 9, 2020, final message to the department --
_tAppendix F: November 9, 2020, letter to the president --
_tAppendix G: January 6, 2021, tweets regarding the assault on Capitol Hill --
_tAppendix H: January 3, 2021, Washington Post opinion piece authored by the ten living former Secretaries of Defense.
520 _a"Former Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper reveals the shocking details of his tumultuous tenure while serving in the Trump administration. From June of 2019 until his firing by President Trump after the November 2020 election, Secretary Mark T. Esper led the Department of Defense through an unprecedented time in history--a period marked by growing threats and conflict abroad, a global pandemic unseen in a century, the greatest domestic unrest in two generations, and a White House seemingly bent on breaking accepted norms and conventions for political advantage. A Sacred Oath is Secretary Esper's unvarnished and candid memoir of those extraordinary and dangerous times, and includes events and moments never before told."--Publisher's website.
600 1 0 _aEsper, Mark T.
600 1 0 _aTrump, Donald,
_d1946-
_91966
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bDepartment of Defense
_xOfficials and employees
_vBiography.
_912010
650 0 _aCabinet officers
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
_912013
651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and government
_y2017-2021.
655 7 _aAutobiographies.
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