| All In: The Education of General David Petraeus | |
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| Author | Paula Broadwell, Vernon Loeb |
| Subject | David Petraeus |
| Publisher | Penguin Press |
| ISBN | 978-1594203183 |
All In: The Education of General David Petraeus is the biography of David Petraeus, written by Paula Broadwell and Vernon Loeb.[1] Released on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, it reached #33 on the The New York Times Best Seller list in 2012.[2][3]
Reviews[]
Doris Kearns Goodwin referred to it as a "majestic biography."[3] Tom Brokaw described it as a "riveting insider's account."[3] Foreign Policy magazine described it as a "best read of 2012."[4] Other sources described the book as "hagiographic,"[5][6] with author Max Boot saying he would have liked to have seen "a more objective" portrait of Petraeus presented.[7]
Broadwell-Petraeus affair[]
On November 9, 2012, Petraeus resigned as Director of the CIA after an FBI investigation showed that he and Broadwell had engaged in an extramarital affair, which some have claimed constituted a potential national security risk.[8]
References[]
- ↑ Morella, Michael (February 17, 2012). "General David Petraeus's Leadership and Legacy". U.S. News & World Report. http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2012/02/17/general-david-petraeuss-leadership-and-legacy-2.
- ↑ "Bestsellers February 26, 2012". 26 February 2012. http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-02-26/hardcover-nonfiction/list.html. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kelley, Pam (24 January 2012). "Charlotte author chronicles Gen. Petraeus' war career". http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/01/24/2953553/petraeus-bio-takes-a-close-look.html. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Paula Broadwell (MA ’06)". Alumni Relations. University of Denver. http://alumni.du.edu/s/1150/images/editor_documents/alumni_relations/alumni_symposium/paula_broadwell_bio.pdf. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ Kaplan, Fred (November 8, 2012). "Petraeus Resigns Over Affair With Biographer". http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2012/11/09/petraeus_resigns_over_affair_with_biographer.html. Retrieved November 8, 2012. "The woman with whom Gen. David Petraeus was having an affair is Paula Broadwell, the author of a recent hagiographic book about him, All In: The Education of General David Petraeus."
- ↑ Stein, Jeff (10 November 2012). "Covert Affairs: A short history of spies and their sex scandals.". http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/11/09/covert_affairs. Retrieved 11 November 2012. "The target of his affection was quickly identified as Paula Broadwell, the author of a recent hagiographic book about him, All In: The Education of General David Petraeus."
- ↑ Max Boot, Measuring the Man in Charge: A general's life story and an inside look at his year in command in Afghanistan The Wall Street Journal 21 January 2012
- ↑ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324073504578109252422213868.html
External links[]
- Broadwell and Vernon Loeb discussing All In at Politics and Prose bookstore, February 6, 2012
The original article can be found at All In: The Education of General David Petraeus and the edit history here.