Obama’s Wars
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Hardcover:441 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
(September 27, 2010)
ISBN: 9781439172490
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Download from iTunesObama’s Wars offers an original, you-are-there account of Obama and his team in this time of turmoil and uncertainty.
After working behind the scenes for 18 months, Woodward has written the most intimate and sweeping portrait of Obama at work with his team. Drawing on internal memos, classified documents, meeting notes and hundreds of hours of interviews with most of the key players, including the president, Woodward reveals Obama’s critical decisions about the Afghanistan War, the secret war in Pakistan and the worldwide fight against terrorism.
“The Bravest Families in America”
First Lady Michelle Obama, Tom Brokaw and Bob Woodward joined Oprah Winfrey on January 27, 2011 to introduce some of the bravest families in America as they cope with the invisible wounds of war:
http://www.oprah.com/showinfo/The-Bravest-Families-in-America
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Reviews and Editorials:
Steve Coll, The New Yorker: “Behind Closed Doors”
Neil Sheehan, The Washington Post: “In Bob Woodward’s ‘Obama’s Wars’, Neil Sheehan sees parallels to Vietnam”
Lt. Gen. David Barno (ret.), The Best Defense (blog): “Woodward shows us how Obama was boxed in by his generals”
The Economist: “The loneliness of Barack Obama”
Fred Kaplan, Slate: “A Way Out of Afghanistan?”
Mike Allen & John F. Harris, Politico: “Barack Obama’s Bob Woodward Gamble”
David Ignatius, The Washington Post: “Obama is the most poignant figure in Woodward’s story”
Tim Rutten, L.A. Times: “Journalist Bob Woodward uncovers information and insights into the president’s handling of the military operations overseas and security issues at home”
Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times: “Afghanistan as Obama and Others Game It”
Editorial, The Boston Globe: “From Obama, a crucial insight”
Michael D. Shear, The New York Times: “Obama’s Wars: Scorecard for the Inside Game”
Kathleen Parker, The Washington Post: “Can a president lead with Woodward watching?”