My American JourneyColin Powell is the embodiment of the American dream. He was born in Harlem to immigrant parents from Jamaica. He knew the rough life of the streets. He overcame a barely average start at school. Then he joined the Army. The rest is history--Vietnam, the Pentagon, Panama, Desert Storm--but a history that until now has been known only on the surface. Here, for the first time, Colin Powell himself tells us how it happened, in a memoir distinguished by a heartfelt love of country and family, warm good humor, and a soldier's directness. |
Contents
Luther and Aries Son 3088 | 3 |
A Soldiers Life for Me | 38 |
Courting Alma | 62 |
Soldiering | 75 |
Itll Take Half a Million Men to Succeed | 77 |
Coming Home | 102 |
Back to Vietnam | 126 |
White House Fellow | 146 |
Frank Youre Gonna Ruin My Career | 305 |
National Security Advisor to the President | 339 |
One Last Command | 387 |
Mr Chairman Weve Got a Problem | 401 |
When Youve Lost Your Best Enemy | 422 |
A Line in the Sand | 446 |
Every War Must End | 493 |
Change of Command | 529 |
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