War - Bob Woodward

War

By Bob Woodward

  • Release Date: 2024-10-15
  • Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 215 Ratings

Description

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2024 BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEWSWEEK, NPR, AND PROGRESSIVE.ORG

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller

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.

Reviews

  • Excellent read!

    5
    By Kunal Dhodapkar
    Bob Woodward covers inside conversations extensively that offer deep insight into what goes on behind the scenes in international diplomacy. Truly enjoyed reading this book. Highly recommend.
  • Spectacular

    5
    By 808tres
    Amazing book. Learned so much! Must read.
  • Trash

    1
    By Michael102481
    Trash book typical liberal spin
  • Page turner through and through

    5
    By Erock110
    Exciting! Less a bashing of Trump (which is what I thought it would be) and more an explanation of the behind the scenes decision making regarding basically the wars in both Ukraine and Gaza, as well as Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race.
  • WAR

    5
    By Kristy Brimmer
    Fantastic book! Very detailed and confirmed many things that I suspected.
  • Brilliant insight into the back room discussions

    5
    By itlphoenix
    Too, many insights to name them all. The big takeaway is the teamwork of Biden’s staff. After reading about the incredible efforts of Biden and his team to bring aid to Gaza, it is painful to watch the criticism and people boycotting votes over their perception that Biden cares little for the Palestinian people. Biden obviously didn’t solve many issues but I come away from this book understanding how much worse it could have been under the wrong stewardship.
  • Missing pages…

    1
    By Shamus the leprechaun
    don’t buy from Apple