Fighting For Peace; Seven Critical Years in the Pentagon by Weinberger, Caspar - 1990

New York: Warner Books, 1990. First Edition First Printing. Quarter dark blue cloth with blue paper over boards and titling on spine in gilt. Fine/fine. Signed "Best Wishes / Casper Weinberger" on title page. 6" x 9" pp. xiv 1-462. Both the book and DJ are in as new condition with no blemishes noted.<br /> <br /> Casper Willard "Cap" Weinberger (Aug 18, 1917 - Mar 28, 2006) was was Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan from '81 to '87. Prior to that he served in the Infantry during WW II, entered California state politics in 1953, became a leader of the Republican Party of California and served in several federal positions under Presidents Nixon and Ford. His tenure as Secretary of Defense is the third longest in U.S. history, and spanned the final years of the Cold War. He was awarded both the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1987 and an honorary British knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. "Some on the national scene think they can always avoid making tough decisions. Some reject entirely the question of whether any force can ever be used abroad. They want to avoid grappling with a complex issue because, despite clever rhetoric disguising their purpose, these people are in fact advocating a return to post-World War I isolationism." (p 436).