General Tommy Franks, former commander of U.S. Central Command, will be promoting his new book, “American Soldier,” in the District next week.
On Monday, he’ll give a talk and booksigning at a National Press Club luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Admission is $16 for NPC members and $35 for nonmenbers, call 202-662-7501 for reservations.
On Tuesday, Franks will hold a book signing at 1:00 p.m. at the downtown Barnes & Noble at 555 12th St. NW.
The publisher’s book description on the book’s Amazon.com page hints at, shall we say, the book’s unique angle:
“American Soldier is filled with revelation. Franks describes the covert diplomacy that helped him secure international cooperation for the war, … He speaks frankly of intelligence shortcomings that endangered our troops, and of the credible WMD threats … He offers an unvarnished portrait of the “disruptive and divisive” Washington bureaucracy, and a candid assessment of the wars aftermath. Yet in the end, as American Soldier demonstrates, the battles in Afghanistan and Iraq remain heroic victories — wars of liberation won by troops whose valor was “unequalled,” Franks writes, “by anything in the annals of war.”
Meanwhile, Time Magazine has 10 questions to ask.
