Inside the five-sided box : lessons from a lifetime of leadership in the Pentagon
by Carter, Ashton B. (Author)
Summary
The influential former Secretary of Defense presents a memoir that reveals the complex inner workings of the Pentagon and its essential role in global politics, national security, and scientific research. Full description
- Prologue: welcome to my world
- A user's guide to the military-industrial complex
- How not to waste $700 billion
- Working at war speed
- A scientist in the Pentagon
- Many hands on the tiller
- The White House is on the line: serving the President while serving the nation
- A board of directors with 535 members: the arts of dealing with Congress
- Communicating with the press and the public
- Troops in action
- Chain of command: how military plans and orders are developed and executed
- Combat readiness in a crisis-prone world
- Clarity of purpose: defeating isis
- The big picture: defense strategy in a time of transition
- Strategic transition: major adversaries on the global chessboard
- The world's hottest hot spots: Iran, Korea, and beyond
- Maintaining America's high-tech edge: a necessity for strategic success
- People matter most
- Choosing leaders
- Force of the future
- The troops deserve the truth
- Epilogue: a to-do list for a future Secretary.