Rumsfeld : A Personal Portrait

The sudden rise of Donald Rumsfeld to political stardom has been one of the most unexpected developments of the last few years. As the main architect of the wars in Afghanistan & Iraq, Rumsfeld moved into a central position as a policymaker. Drawing on her long acquaintance with Rumsfeld, a wealth of documents & interviews, Decter provides riveting accounts of the many milestones marking the journey Rumsfeld made from the suburbs of Chicago to the Pentagon: the insurgent young congressman; the head of the Office of Econ. Opport.; amb. to NATO; White House chief of staff; the youngest ever Sec. of Def.; successful corporate executive; &, finally, the spectacular second tour of duty as Sec. of Def. under Pres. George W. Bush. Photos.Decter, Midge is the author of 'Rumsfeld : A Personal Portrait', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422352496 and ISBN 1422352498.