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The statesman : reflections on a life guided by civility, strategic leadership, and the lessons of history
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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 ...
"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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- Creator
- Ambassador David Abshire ; edited by James Kitfield
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- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
- ©2018
- Physical Details
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- xii, 196 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1538109220, 9781538109212, 9781538109229, 1538109212
- OCLC
- ocn991092481
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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