Surrender is Not an Option

This book was written by John Bolton, published in 2007, shortly before President Bush left office.
Beginning with his time in college, being a Goldwater Republican, this is the work of the man who was rejected as the UN representative to the United Nations by bitchy Democrats like Charles Schumer and  Joseph Biden. Not to be outdone President Bush put him in there as a recess appointment.
Bolton spends a great deal of time describing the manner in which his primary directors Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice were inconsistent leaders more interested in their personal legacies and agreeing with other nations than placing the needs of the United States foremost.
Bolton spends a great deal of time describing how the United Nations, is ineffective, built and operates contrary to the needs of the United States who happens to be its greatest benefactor.
Bolton describes problems with the our government, notably the State Department:

• The State Department is composed of primarily liberal democrats
• Federal government is filled with career operators who resist the transient will of the people, something that we are seeing today with resistance to the policies of the Trump White House
• State Department allows the application of "moral equivalents" to be used by enemies in negotiations
• State Department approaches all negotiations with the position of "what can we give up", see North Korea

The book was an interesting read in that it describes Bolton's frustrations, frustrations which parallel the Trump White House and conservatives of today.
This is a dry read, spends a lot of time describing the machinations of the United Nations, often with acronyms. It is filled with many frank criticisms of politicians on both sides of the aisle.
I enjoyed it, here is a link to a more astute review.