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Assignment: Pentagon - 5th Edition by Maj Gen Perry M Smith & Daniel M Gerstein (Paperback)

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Selected for the 2019 Commandant's Professional Reading List, Assignment: Pentagon takes the reader on an insider's tour of the Pentagon, describing how the headquarters for the world's largest multinational "corporation" functions.
About the Author: Maj. Gen. Perry M. Smith, USAF (Ret.)
296 Pages
Technology & Engineering, Military Science

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Selected for the Marine Corps Commandant's Professional Reading List in 2019, Assignment: Pentagon takes the reader on an insider's tour of the Pentagon, describing how the headquarters for the world's largest multinational "corporation" functions.

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Selected for the 2019 Commandant's Professional Reading List, Assignment: Pentagon takes the reader on an insider's tour of the Pentagon, describing how the headquarters for the world's largest multinational "corporation" functions. The reader gains insights into how this bureaucracy functions as well as the stresses and strains inherent to such a complex organization. Now in its fifth edition, Assignment: Pentagon remains the best practical guide for anyone who works for the Pentagon or any other large bureaucracy.

Eminently readable, Assignment: Pentagon is the essential guide for the newly assigned military person, fresh civilian, or interested outsider to the Pentagon's informal set of arrangements, networks, and functions that operate in the service and joint service world. With updated information about jobs and Pentagon vernacular, this fifth edition delivers a wealth of practical advice and helpful hints about surviving the challenges of working in "the Building." If you've been assigned to the Pentagon or are starting work for any large company, you need to read Assignment: Pentagon.

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"A wealth of practical information."--Marine Corps Gazette

-- (3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"All military services should add it to their recommended reading lists."--U.S. Naval Institute's Proceedings
-- (3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"Loaded with anecdotes, management and leadership principles, and get-ahead techniques that can be applied effectively to private as well as public service."--Airpower Journal

-- (3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"Should be stamped 'MUST READ' and provided to every person headed for a job in the Pentagon."--Gen. John A. Wickham, U.S. Army (Ret.)
-- (3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"The kind of information you'd get in an informal conversation with an old Pentagon hand."--Armed Forces Journal International
-- (3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM)

"Unlocks the language and customs of The Building."--Washingtonian
-- (3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM)

About the Author

Maj. Gen. Perry M. Smith, USAF (Ret.), is a teacher, speaker, TV and radio commentator, and best-selling author. During the 1991 Persian Gulf War he appeared as a military analyst for CNN, PBS, and NBC News. He is the coauthor of Rules and Tools for Leaders: From Developing Your Own Skills to Running Organizations of Any Size, Practical Advice for Leaders at All Levels.

Col. Daniel M. Gerstein, USA (Ret.), is a national security professional and technology expert who has served the United States not only in senior government positions but also in uniform, industry, academia, and think tanks. He is a frequent news contributor and has published numerous books, articles, and commentaries, including most recently The Story of Technology: How We Got Here and What the Future Holds.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.82 Inches (H) x 6.19 Inches (W) x .76 Inches (D)

Weight: .8 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 296

Genre: Technology & Engineering

Sub-Genre: Military Science

Publisher: Potomac Books

Format: Paperback

Author: Maj Gen Perry M Smith & Daniel M Gerstein

Language: English

Street Date: September 1, 2020

TCIN: 89719418

UPC: 9781640123564

Item Number (DPCI): 247-37-2988

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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