All In: The Education of General David Petraeus is the biography of David Petraeus, written by co-authors Paula Broadwell and Vernon Loeb. The books were released on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, it reached No. 33 on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2012.
Reviews
Doris Kearns Goodwin referred to it as a "majestic biography."Tom Brokaw described it as a "riveting insider's account."Foreign Policy magazine described it as a "best read of 2012." Other sources described the book as "hagiographic," with author Max Boot saying he would have liked to have seen "a more objective" portrait of Petraeus presented.
Broadwell-Petraeus affair
Main article: Petraeus scandal
On November 9, 2012, Petraeus resigned as Director of the CIA after an FBI investigation showed that he and Broadwell were engaged in an extramarital affair, which some have claimed constituted a potential national security risk due to the classified information Broadwell gained access to.
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References
^Morella, Michael (February 17, 2012). "General David Petraeus's Leadership and Legacy". U.S. News & World Report.
^Cowles, Gregory (February 26, 2012). "Bestsellers February 26, 2012". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
^ Kelley, Pam (January 24, 2012). "Charlotte author chronicles Gen. Petraeus' war career". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
^"Paula Broadwell (MA '06)"(PDF). Alumni Relations. University of Denver. Archived from the original(PDF) on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
^Kaplan, Fred (November 8, 2012). "Petraeus Resigns Over Affair With Biographer". Slate. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
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Journalist Paula Broadwell with Gen. David Petraeus. Petraeus resigned his post as CIA director on Nov. 9, 2012, admitting to an extramarital affair.
FBI investigators who were checking into a security issue involving the CIA Director's computer stumbled upon emails between Petraeus and Broadwell.
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Paula Broadwell
Figure in Petraeus scandal
Paula Dean Broadwell (née Kranz; born 9 November 1972) is an American writer, academic and former military officer. Broadwell served in the US Army on both active and reserve duty for over 20 years (including time as a military school undergraduate). In 2012, she co-authored, with Vernon Loeb, All In: The Education of General David Petraeus, a biography of then-International Security Assistance Force commander David Petraeus. She is the co-founder and co-director of the Think Broader Foundation, a media consulting firm that focuses on addressing gender bias in the media and society. Broadwell is most notable for her involvement in the Petraeus scandal. Consequently, her career ended in disgrace.
Early life and education
Broadwell was born in Bismarck, North Dakota on 9 November 1972. She attended Century High School, where she was homecoming queen, valedictorian of the class of 1991, and an all-state basketball player. In 2006 Broadwell was inducted into the Century High School Hall of Fame.
Broadwell graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and political geography. In 2006, she earned a Master of Arts degree in international security from the University of Denver'sJosef Korbel School of International Studies, and went on to earn a Master of Public Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2008.
Broadwell was a research associate in the Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership Fellows, a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations, a Distinguished Young Leader in the French-America Found
All In: The Education of General David Petraeus by Paula Broadwell
June 6, 2015
It would be interesting to know whether Petraeus' wife and other associates would have determined that this book was written by a mistress if it had not been leaked by an FBI inquiry. It's clear, especially toward the end, that the author either had too much information or was making things up, and is blatantly biased. How does she know, for example, what his expression was when he was the "only one in the room"? How does she know what he was wearing when he went out "jogging alone"? Broadwell writes in the foreword that she took "full advantage of Petraeus's open door policy" is thankful for her "luck." Knowing the full history of her level of access makes it particularly awkward. Things he confides to "another close friend" in the book are probably things he confided to her alone.
There is no criticism raised of Petraeus (or many others under his command) that Broadwell does not immediately and repeatedly rebut. A couple of Petraeus' speeches are quoted at length, making it much more of a puff piece than a true historical work. Which is a shame, because there is probably real value in the historical information; Petraeus is one of America's most decorate and most-experienced generals. Much of the detail in the book come from Afghanistan where Broadwell was embedded and posting reports from the front line on Thomas Ricks' blog. There is value in the historical overview of the Afghan war under Petraeus and McChrystal and the decisions which were made, but it will be left to future historians to determine how much was shaded by Broadwell's bias.
The structure of the book was not completely chronological. The book begins with McChrystal's firing as ISAF commander in 2010 and follows Petraeus' appointment to replace him up to Petraeus' appointment to CIA in 2011. Between these two points are roughly chronological flashbacks to earlier parts of Petraeus' career from West Point to the 10