Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary of War by Robert M. Gates is not what I expected. It is not the sensationalist tell-all story of a defense secretary battling two opposing presidential administrations. It is a compelling narrative of issues including: managing the a constant yet…
For such a short, quick read book, Escape From Iran by the author Veronica Hart, packs a punch. The reader is transported back to the last days of the Shah’s regime, Jimmy Carter’s presidency, the stage-in hostage taking at the American embassy, and the Iran-Contra…