Rumsfeld's War: The Untold Story of America's Anti-Terrorist Commander

by Rowan Scarborough

Here is the untold story of how Rumsfeld shook up the military brass and outmaneuvered national security adviser Condoleezza Rice and other administration officials to remake America's military into Special Forces-driven institution

Genres: Politics

276 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Michael Lynch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Writing a biography, or even a general or specific history from a biographical perspective, is a challenge. The biographer runs the risk of falling in love with his subject, or being perceived as having done so. You

There are two sides to every story, and often more so than two. Donald Rumsfeld has been vilified in the Pentagon many years, often for very good reasons.

[Glen Demers]

Rowan Scarborough is a reporter for the Washington Times and Rumsfeld's biggest fan. This entire book (2004) is told with a breathless, adulatory quality that is quit humorous, in light of the recent turn of events in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is basically a right wing propaganda piece and really not worth the time spent reading it. It's a shame so many trees had to give their lives to create this.

[Ray · Rating 2 out of 5]

With the war in Iraq still raging, I was hoping to gain further insights into the decisions that went into the War, the pre and post-war planning, and why things didn't go as originally laid out. While those items did receive some lip service, the bulk of the book was really more a description of Rumsfeld's public life by an admiring author.