Duty: Memoris of a Secretary at War - 101 Amazing Facts & Trivia King!: GWhizBooks.com

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• Language: English
• Publisher: GWhizBooks.com
• Release date: May 8, 2014
• ISBN: 9781498986311

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Duty: Memoirs Of A Secretary At War was written by Robert Gates. He was the former Defense Secretary for the United States.

The book is about Gates's experience under the service of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

Random House LLC published duty January 14, 2014.

As of January 2014, the memoir has only been released in English. It has also only been released by the U.S. distributor.

Duty is available in a few different formats. It is available in Print (hardback/paperback), E-book (kindle/nook), and Audio (CD/mp3).

In its hardback binding, the book is 640 pages long.

Gates's book is part of the Biographies & Memoirs genre. It can also fit under the political category.

Gates's new memoir was eagerly anticipated by the public based on his first-hand accounts with well-known politicians.

The book was written in a very candid style. In fact, it has been noted that the book will likely go down in history as being one of the most candid assessments of what takes place in Washington D.C.

In a short summary, Gates's book is also about his experience as Secretary of State during the Afghan campaign.

Robert Gates was born Robert Michael Gates on September 25, 1943. He was born in Wichita, Kansas.

Gates was an only child, born to Isabel V. Gates (mother) and Melville A. Mell Gates (father).

Gates attended Wichita High School in Wichita, Kansas. He graduated in 1961.

During his childhood, Gates became an Eagle Scout within the Boy Scouts of America. As an adult he received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. Gates eventually became a Vigil Honor member within the Scouting's National Honor Society, Order of the Arrow.

The first college Gates attended was the College of William and Mary. It was here he obtained his B.A. in History, graduating in 1965.

During his schooling at William & Mary, Gates became a member and the president of the school's Alpha Phi Omega chapter, as well the Young Republicans. On top of those two groups, Gates also became the business manager for the school's literary and art magazine.

Gates attended graduate school at Indiana University where he received his M.A. in History in 1966. He then attended Georgetown