To hear Colin Powell tell it in My American Journey, his celebrity came almost by accident; he set out to be a career soldier, not a ''political General.'' When he seemed poised for a presidential run, this seemed coy. But now that he's eschewed the '96 election, readers can focus on his often surprising perspectives on war and the limits of national power. A-
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A-Details Writers: Joseph Persico, Colin Powell; Genres: Memoir, Politics and Current Events
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