The Great Rift: Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, and the Broken Friendship That Defined an Era - Couverture rigide

Mann, James

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1627797556 ISBN 13 : 9781627797559

Editeur : Henry Holt & Co, 2020

Synopsis

The Great Rift is a sweeping history of the intertwined careers of Dick Cheney and Colin Powell, whose rivalry and conflicting ws of U.S. national security color our political debate to this day.

Dick Cheney and Colin Powell emerged on the national scene more than thirty years ago, and it is easy to forget that they were once allies. The two men collaborated closely in the successful American wars in Panama and Iraq during the presidency of George H. W. Bush--but from this pinnacle, conflicts of ideology and sensibility drove them apart. Returning to government service under George W. Bush in 2001, they (and their respective allies within the administration) fell into ever-deepening antagonism over the role America should play in a world marked by terrorism and other nontraditional threats.

In a wide-ranging, deeply researched, and dramatic narrative, James Mann explores each man s biography and philosophical predispositions to show how and why this deep and permanent rupture occurred. Through dozens of original interws and surprising revelations from presidential archives, he brings to life the very human story of how this influential friendship turned so sour and how the enmity of these two powerful men colored the way America acts in the world.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Henry Holt & Co
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1627797556
• ISBN 13: 9781627797559
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 416
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