Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy - Hardcover

Cockburn, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1416535748 ISBN 13: 9781416535744

Publisher: Scribner, 2007

Synopsis

The investigative journalist author of Out of the Ashes presents arguments about the former Secretary of Defense's role in the creation of critical world problems, in an exposé that draws on interviews with Pentagon and White House officials to reveal lesser-known aspects of Rumsfeld's career and character. 125,000 first printing.

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Review

"[A] perceptive and engrossing biography... Cockburn argues that Rumsfeld's disastrous tenure cannot be fully understood without examining his earlier career. He demonstrates that Rumsfeld was an inveterate schemer, skilled at evading responsibility for his decisions. Though Cockburn sometimes places the most sinister construction possible on Rumsfeld's actions, his overall account is quite persuasive." -- Jacob Heilbrunn, "The New York Times Book Review"

"Andrew Cockburn's great new biography is a short book that packs a big punch. Who knew that Rumsfeld really, really wanted to be president, or that Rumsfeld was AWOL for awhile on 9/11, or that Rumsfeld brushed off warnings of an attack prior to that day, or that he lined up retired generals to sing his praises after the invasion of Iraq? There's lots of new material in Cockburn's book, and it's well-organized."

-- Jeff Baker, "The Oregonian"

About the Author

Andrew Cockburn is a writer and lecturer on defense and national affairs, and is also the author of five nonfiction books. He has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, Playboy, Vanity Fair, and National Geographic, among other publications. He currently lives in Washington, D.C.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scribner
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1416535748
• ISBN 13: 9781416535744
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 247