War (Unabridged)
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4.4 • 121 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward tells the revelatory, behind-the-scenes story of three wars—Ukraine, the Middle East and the struggle for the American Presidency.
War is an intimate and sweeping account of one of the most tumultuous periods in presidential politics and American history.
We see President Joe Biden and his top advisers in tense conversations with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. We also see Donald Trump, conducting a shadow presidency and seeking to regain political power.
With unrivaled, inside-the-room reporting, Woodward shows President Biden’s approach to managing the war in Ukraine, the most significant land war in Europe since World War II, and his tortured path to contain the bloody Middle East conflict between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas.
Woodward reveals the extraordinary complexity and consequence of wartime back-channel diplomacy and decision-making to deter the use of nuclear weapons and a rapid slide into World War III.
The raw cage-fight of politics accelerates as Americans prepare to vote in 2024, starting between President Biden and Trump, and ending with the unexpected elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president.
War provides an unvarnished examination of the vice president as she tries to embrace the Biden legacy and policies while beginning to chart a path of her own as a presidential candidate.
Woodward’s reporting once again sets the standard for journalism at its most authoritative and illuminating.
Customer Reviews
Excellent for Uninformed
Being a news junkie for years, this book didn’t offer much for me. I was already familiar with most of the content and the juicy tidbits have already been reported in the news. If I had not been following the news I would have found this book very enlightening and given it a 5 star rating. I am a big fan of Bob Woodward and have listened to several of his books which I’ve rated 5 stars. Sorry, Bob, but this book was too tedious and somewhat boring for me.
Character studies of world leaders
Provides in-depth character assessments of American and world leaders, as well as critiques of their shortcomings. Woodward comes down hard on Donald Trump's management style of either liking people that worship at his feet, or firing them; leading to piles of former staffers cast-off, many of whom wrote books characterizing Trump as the puppet of leaders in Russia, China, and North Korea. God help us, now that Trump has been elected president of the US again!
Biased
I’ve heard others say this book has a liberal bias. Well, so does the truth.