
War in a Time of Peace: Bush, Clinton, and the Generals
Halberstam evokes the internecine conflicts, the untrammeled egos, and the struggles for dominance among the key figures in the White House, the State Department, and the military.
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- Scribner
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- 9780743202121
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Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionShortlistedMajor(2002)
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