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The twenty-fifth Secretary of Defense takes readers behind the scenes to reveal the inner workings of the Pentagon, its vital mission, and what it takes to lead it. The Pentagon is the headquarters of the single largest institution in America: the Department of Defense. The D.O.D. employs...

In April, I laid a wreath at the Manila American Cemetery, in the Philippines, where some 17,000 Americans are buried. Looking up at the mosaic maps of battles whose names still echo throughout the US Department of Defense - Guadalcanal, Midway, Leyte Gulf, and more - it is hard not to appreciate the essential role that the US military has long played in the Asia-Pacific. Many of the individuals buried in the cemetery helped win World War II.