A Sacred Oath
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A Sacred Oath

Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Sacred Oath

Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times

About this book

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Former Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper reveals the shocking details of his tumultuous tenure while serving in the Trump administration.

From June of 2019 until his firing by President Trump after the November 2020 election, Secretary Mark T. Esper led the Department of Defense through an unprecedented time in history—a period marked by growing threats and conflict abroad, a global pandemic unseen in a century, the greatest domestic unrest in two generations, and a White House seemingly bent on breaking accepted norms and conventions for political advantage. A Sacred Oath is Secretary Esper’s unvarnished and candid memoir of those extraordinary and dangerous times, and includes events and moments never before told.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction: A Meeting Like No Other
  7. Chapter 1: First Days, Early Warnings
  8. Chapter 2: An Army Renaissance
  9. Chapter 3: War with Iran Begins in Iraq
  10. Chapter 4: Civilian Control and Reform of the Pentagon
  11. Chapter 5: Tehran Escalates
  12. Chapter 6: America Strikes
  13. Chapter 7: The Politics of Building a Better Navy
  14. Chapter 8: The Afghanistan Dilemma
  15. Chapter 9: COVID—A Tragic, Epic Fight
  16. Chapter 10: Operation Warp Speed
  17. Chapter 11: Desperate Measures
  18. Chapter 12: The Republic Wobbles
  19. Chapter 13: A Walk in the Park
  20. Chapter 14: Hard Days and Long Nights
  21. Chapter 15: Making Lemonade
  22. Chapter 16: A Salute to America?
  23. Chapter 17: Pride, Promotions, and Politics
  24. Chapter 18: Lost Causes and Important Ones
  25. Chapter 19: China, China, China
  26. Chapter 20: America’s Strategic Advantage
  27. Chapter 21: Unrest in the Northwest
  28. Chapter 22: October Surprises
  29. Chapter 23: Endgame
  30. Epilogue
  31. Acknowledgments
  32. Appendix A: The Army Vision
  33. Appendix B: June 24, 2019, Initial Message to the Department
  34. Appendix C: June 2, 2020, Message to the Department—Support to Civil Authorities
  35. Appendix D: June 3, 2020, Press Conference in the Pentagon Briefing Room
  36. Appendix E: November 9, 2020, Final Message to the Department
  37. Appendix F: November 9, 2020, Letter to the President
  38. Appendix G: January 6, 2021, Tweets Regarding the Assault on Capitol Hill
  39. Appendix H: January 3, 2021, Washington Post Opinion Piece Authored by the Ten Living Former Secretaries of Defense
  40. Notes
  41. Index
  42. Photo Section
  43. Required Statement by the Department of Defense
  44. Copyright
  45. About the Publisher