{"product_id":"a-sacred-oath-memoirs-of-a-secretary-of-defense-during-extraordinary-times-isbn-9780063144330","title":"A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times","description":"\u003cp\u003eINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper reveals the shocking details of his tumultuous tenure while serving in the Trump administration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA graduate of West Point, Mark Esper has always lived by the principles of Duty, Honor, and Country. For eighteen months while he served as secretary of defense under President Donald Trump, those ideals were put to the test.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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. Esper takes readers behind the scenes during dramatic moments in the Trump administration involving several foreign nations and as he worked to shore up the United States’ shaky relationships with its allies—all while facing a global pandemic that threatened America’s military readiness, a nationwide unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd, and a White House determined to politicize the armed forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnvarnished and extraordinary in its candor, A Sacred Oath is a memoir critical to understanding the Trump administration during this tumultuous period in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis essential first-hand account of the Trump years provides a stunning look inside the Oval Office and the Pentagon, revealing:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Commander in Chief:\u003c\/b\u003e The surreal Oval Office moments, including President Trump’s shocking suggestion to “just shoot” American protestors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUpholding a Sacred Oath:\u003c\/b\u003e An inside account of the struggle to keep the armed forces apolitical and uphold the Constitution when confronted by a White House determined to use them for political ends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMilitary Leadership in Crisis:\u003c\/b\u003e The story of how the Pentagon’s leadership navigated a global pandemic, historic civil unrest, and volatile foreign policy decisions that often put them at odds with the President.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Unprecedented Presidency:\u003c\/b\u003e A frank and unvarnished perspective on the high-stakes decisions regarding Iran, Afghanistan, and China, and the battle to keep America’s national security interests on track.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eA\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSacred Oath\u003c\/em\u003e pulls no punches. It depicts Trump as unfit for office and a threat to democracy, a prisoner of wrath, impulse and appetite. Over 752 pages, Esper’s \u003cem\u003eMemoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times\u003c\/em\u003e are surgically precise in their score-settling. This is not just another book to be tossed on the pyre of Trump-alumni revenge porn. It is scary and sobering.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mr. Esper details the all-consuming task of managing America’s largest and most vital cabinet department—instructive reading for those unfamiliar with what operationalizing national security policy decisions involves. Time and again, he shows how presidential inattention, ignorance, incuriosity, duplicity and unwillingness to take responsibility for hard decisions all put the United States at risk…. \u003cem\u003eA Sacred Oath\u003c\/em\u003e is not a gratuitous tell-all. It is a work of history. Mr. Esper has his perspectives, to which he is entitled, but his willingness to go on the record at length is invaluable. Look forward to the reaction from Mar-a-Lago.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A damning portrait of a chaotic, inept administration that posed countless dangers to the nation and the world.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890437845221,"sku":"NP9780063144330","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063144330.jpg?v=1730233282","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-sacred-oath-memoirs-of-a-secretary-of-defense-during-extraordinary-times-isbn-9780063144330","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}