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My American journey /

by Powell, Colin L.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 1996Edition: 1st Ballatine Books ed.Description: xii, 644 p., [48] p. of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.ISBN: 9780345407283 (pbk.).Subject(s): Generals -- United States -- Biography
Contents:
Luther and Arie's son - A soldier's life for me - Courting Alma - "It'll take half a million men to succeed" - Coming home - Back to Vietnam - White House fellow - "Go, gunfighter, go!" - The graduate school of war - In the Carter Defense Department - The Reaganites - and a close call - The phone never stops ringing - "Frank, you're gonna ruin my career" - National security advisor to the President - One last command - "Mr. Chairman, we've got a problem" - When you've lost your best enemy - A line in the sand - Every war must end - Change of command - Mustering out - A farewell to arms - Afterword - Colin Powell's rules.
Summary: The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff recalls his youth, his military service, and his rise to the heights of America's political and military elite.
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Includes index.

Luther and Arie's son - A soldier's life for me - Courting Alma - "It'll take half a million men to succeed" - Coming home - Back to Vietnam - White House fellow - "Go, gunfighter, go!" - The graduate school of war - In the Carter Defense Department - The Reaganites - and a close call - The phone never stops ringing - "Frank, you're gonna ruin my career" - National security advisor to the President - One last command - "Mr. Chairman, we've got a problem" - When you've lost your best enemy - A line in the sand - Every war must end - Change of command - Mustering out - A farewell to arms - Afterword - Colin Powell's rules.

The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff recalls his youth, his military service, and his rise to the heights of America's political and military elite.

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