Uncommon Cause - Volume I

A Life at Odds with Convention - The Formative Years

by General George Lee Butler, United States Air Force, Retired

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An Insider’s Gripping Account Of The Reshaping Of America’s Nuclear Arsenal Following The Cold War

Join Lee Butler on his profound intellectual journey from Army brat to 4-star general commanding U.S. strategic nuclear forces to advocate of the elimination of nuclear weapons worldwide. This two-volume memoir, which won the 2017 Independent Publishers Association annual book judging for Biographical Works, offers an unsparing account of his unorthodox professional path in the United States Air Force, including confrontations with his superiors over policy and ethics that constantly put his career at risk. It also recounts the toll his military career had on his wife, who moved thirty times, and his two children, each of whom went to ten different schools. Volume II, which was additionally recognized with a Gold rating signifying writing of the highest quality, recounts his role in the events surrounding the end of the Cold War, as he articulated a new national military strategy and restructured the nation's strategic nuclear forces. He includes a gripping account of the power struggle between the civilian leadership at the highest levels of government, where nuclear weapons policy emanated, and senior military officers responsible for translating that guidance into war plans for employing 10,000 weapons against some 12,000 targets. He then describes his post-retirement global campaign to persuade nations to remove their nuclear weapons from alert, dismantle them and eventually eliminate them. Striking a deeply emotional chord among supporters and critics alike, his highly publicized efforts were both praised and condemned. Save 10%, purchase through the Outskirts Press Bookstore at: "http://outskirtspress.com/bookstore/uncommoncause

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Hardback
Format: 6 x 9 Color Dust-Jacketed Hardback, 424 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (Oct 31, 2015)
ISBN10: 1478709650
ISBN13: 9781478709657
Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers

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Following graduation from the United States Air Force Academy in 1961, General Lee Butler spent nearly 33 years on active duty. A career pilot, he accumulated some 3000 hours while piloting over a dozen types of aircraft. He served three tours in the Pentagon, including responsibilities as the Director of Strategic Plans and Policy on the Joint Staff under Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell. In his final assignment, General Butler was, for several years, commander of the nation’s strategic nuclear forces. He and his wife, Dorene, married for over 55 years, live in Laguna Beach, CA. They have two children, Brett, married to Patti Lybrook; and Lisa, married to Mike Herring; and six grandchildren: Madison, Jake, Katie, Colleen, TJ and Theo.

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