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Serving on the Frontlines of National Security
Threshold Editions
January 2009
On Sale: January 6, 2009
304 pages
ISBN: 1416560122
EAN: 9781416560128
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
General Richard B. Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff during the critical four years following September 11,
2001, looks back over his career and provides a candid,
revealing insider's view of the war on terror and proposing
a bold new plan that will prepare America for the diverse
national security challenges of the twenty-first
century. Growing up in Kansas as the son of
hardworking, nononsense parents, General Richard Myers, a
distinguished Air Force officer for more than forty years,
learned early the value of steadfast integrity and selfless
service. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2001
to 2005, he bore witness to the critical events that shaped
America's defense policy in the wake of the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001. In the days, weeks, and
months that followed, he worked around the clock, helping to
devise innovative, unprecedented strategies for the Bush
administration's war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq and
advising the president on tough, historic national security
decisions. In this captivating memoir, General Myers
talks candidly about his career in the military, the
unforgettable events of September 11, and the global war on
terror. With an insider's perspective, he outlines the
mistakes made by the White House, Pentagon leadership, and
the intelligence community. Myers believes that
America has misidentified its adversary, focusing too
narrowly on tactical battles, instead of on a long-range
strategy that will overcome a global insurgency fueled by a
struggle for control within Islam. The United States must
rely not just on the military, but also on intelligence and
other instruments of national power and work through extant
governments to reverse the depiction of an American-led
crusade against Muslims. Rather than identify what Islam
should become, we must work with an international community
that includes responsible non-Western states to protect
against the behaviors we consider universally unacceptable
-- especially those that promote violence against the U.S.
and its allies or any other country or society affected by
the struggle within Islam. Finally, Myers maintains we must
integrate our own government agencies so that we can focus a
sustained approach to this strategy. Told with
unfailing honesty, Eyes on the Horizon is an
unforgettable memoir of one of our nation's highest ranking
officers and a courageous call for change that will
strengthen American national security and defend a
democratic way of life.
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