Colin Powell: Soldier/statesman, Statesman/soldier

Colin Powell: Soldier/statesman, Statesman/soldier
ISBN-10
0345383818
ISBN-13
9780345383815
Series
Colin Powell
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
337
Language
English
Published
1993
Author
Howard B. Means

Description

A biography of the African-American general discusses his childhood, his rise through the ranks of the military, and his involvement in Bush's war in the Persian Gulf. Reprint.

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