General Franks retraces his journey from a small-town boy-hood through a lifetime of military service, recounting his experiences as an Artillery officer in Vietnam, a reform-minded Cold War Commander, a shrewd tactician during Operation Desert Strom, and the senior American military officer at CENTCOM. Drawing on his own recollections and military records declassified for this book, Franks offers a rare window into sessions with President Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Colin Powell, and other major players, giving reader the first issue insider’s account of the war on terrorism.