Nerve Center: Inside The White House Situation Room

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Book Title: Nerve Center : inside the White House Situation Room

Item Length: 9.8in

Item Height: 0.6in

Item Width: 5.9in

Author: Michael K. Bohn

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Military / General, Military / United States, Security (National & International)

Publisher: Potomac Books, Incorporated

Publication Year: 2004

Genre: Business & Economics, History, Political Science

Item Weight: 12 Oz

Number of Pages: 288 Pages