| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 396 pages) |
| Contents |
Part 1. The military years -- Obedient son (1937/1957) -- Dutiful soldier (1958/1969) -- Follower and commander (1970/1982) -- Loyalist (1983/1988) -- Chairman (1989/1993) -- The civilian years -- Part 2. Presidential icon (1993/2000) -- Leader, follower, odd man out (2001/2004) -- Adviser (2002/2003) -- Defender in chief (2003/2004) |
| Summary |
"For the past three decades, Colin Powell has been among America's most trusted and admired leaders. This biography demonstrates that Powell's decades-long development as an exemplary subordinate is crucial to understanding his astonishing rise from a working-class immigrant neighborhood to the highest echelons of military and political power. Once an aimless, ambitionless teenager who barely graduated from college, Powell became an extraordinarily effective and staunchly loyal subordinate to many powerful superiors who, in turn, helped to advance his career. By the time Powell became chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he had developed into the consummate follower--motivated, competent, composed, honorable, and independent. The quality of his followership faltered, however, after he became George W. Bush's secretary of state. Powell proved a fallible patriot, and in the course of a long and distinguished career he made some grave and consequential errors in judgment. While those blunders do not erase the significance of his commendable achievements amid decades of public service, they are failures nonetheless."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 13, 2019) |
| Subject |
Powell, Colin L.
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| SUBJECT |
Powell, Colin L. fast |
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United States. Army -- Officers -- Biography.
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United States. Army fast |
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African American generals -- Biography
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Generals -- United States -- Biography
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Statesmen -- United States -- Biography
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Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Causes
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Leadership -- United States.
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Followership.
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POWELL, COLIN L
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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African American generals
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Armed Forces -- Officers
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Cabinet officers
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Followership
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Generals
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Leadership
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Politics and government
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Statesmen
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War -- Causes
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001002071
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Iraq
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2018057014 |
| ISBN |
9780268105129 |
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0268105111 |
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9780268105112 |
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026810512X |
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