Colin Powell: A Biography (Hardcover)

CONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSSeries Foreword ixIntroduction xiTimeline xiiiChapter 1 Student, Soldier, Peacemaker: Moments in a Life 1Chapter 2 From Jamaica to the Bronx: Roots of an American Family 7Chapter 3 "The Care of Our Men": An Army Education 15Chapter 4 Vietnam: The Politics of Last Resort 23Chapter 5 The Young Commander: Moving Up in the Army and Government 35Chapter 6 An Unconventional Career: The Inner Circles of Government 47Chapter 7 National Security Council: Adviser to the President 61Chapter 8 The Highest Command: Leading the Military in Peace and War 71Chapter 9 Desert Storm: The War to Free Kuwait 81Chapter 10 After the Storm: Final Years in the Military 95Chapter 11: Citizen Powell: Politics and the Private World 105Chapter 12: Secretary of State: Pursuing Peace in a Violent World 113Bibliography 127Index 129Photo essay follows chapter 7