The War Within: A Secret White House History, 2006-2008 - Hardcover
As violence in Iraq reaches unnerving levels in 2006, a second front in the war rages at the highest levels of the Bush administration. In his fourth book on President George W. Bush, Bob Woodward takes readers deep inside the tensions, secret debates, unofficial back-channels, distrust and determination within the White House, the Pentagon, the State Department, the intelligence agencies and the U.S. military headquarters in Iraq. With unparalleled intimacy and detail, this gripping account of a president at war describes a period of distress and uncertainty within the U.S. government from 2006 through mid-2008. The White House launches a secret strategy review that excludes the military. General George Casey, the commander in Iraq, believes that President Bush does not understand the war and eventually concludes he has lost the president's confidence. The Joint Chiefs of Staff also conduct a secret strategy review that goes nowhere. On the verge of revolt, they worry that the military will be blamed for a failure in Iraq. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice strongly opposes a surge of additional U.S. forces and confronts the president, who replies that her suggestions would lead to failure. The president keeps his decision to fire Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld from Vice President Dick Cheney until two days before he announces it. A retired Army general uses his high-level contacts to shape decisions about the war, as Bush and Cheney use him to deliver sensitive messages outside the chain of command.
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- PublisherSimon & Schuster
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1921470100
- ISBN 13 9781921470103
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- Number of pages487
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 487 pp. Credited with setting the standard of investigative journalism, Bob Woodward won his first Pulitzer prize when he broke the Watergate Scandal, which led to the resignation of Richard Nixon. He won the second Pulitzer for his coverage of 9/11 at The Washington Post, where he has worked for 37 years. Dedicating his last three books to the subject of Bush's presidency and its impact on the world, his new book, The War Within, is the last devastating blow to the administration; a final beheading of a government Woodward has publicly criticised but privately tried to understand. Seller Inventory # 8259
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. 487 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Simon & Schuster, USA, 2008. First Edition. This is the first Australian edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has superficial rubbing. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In his fourth book on President George W. Bush and his controversial 'War on Terror,' Bob Woodward takes us behind closed doors, into the hidden rooms of the White House, the Pentagon, the State Department, and US intelligence agencies, where the details of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were fiercely debated and eventually determined. Today, the Iraq War is a major source of contention around the world, and may become the defining political, social and moral issue of this brief period in American history. In an attempt to understand the Bush presidency, and its divisive legacy, Woodward examines this conflict at its source: in Washington D.C. This fast-paced, groundbreaking book includes never-before-published information, as Woodward draws upon his vast experience a veteran political journalist to provide a richly detailed and meticulously researched examination of the war in Iraq over the past two years. In The War Within, Woodward expands upon his study of the Bush administration in his previous three books, with his signature authoritative, measured, and deeply human sense of perspective. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; ISBN/EAN: 9781921470103. Inventory No: 14100013. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Seller Inventory # 14100013
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Book Description Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hard cover, first edition, 864g, 487pgs. Looks at the period between 2006-2008 when tensions about the War on Terror were at their peak. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear, dust jacket is in good condition with mild shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Photo featured is of actual book. Purchase more than 1 item and save money with combined postage. And if you can't find the title your looking for - why not ask us direct. With over 30,000 books in stock we can't list them all!!. Seller Inventory # POLUSA10
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 487 pages. This book is in fine or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is still in great condition and the dust jacket is generally unmarked. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are shipped same day or next business day and are shipped directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: In his fourth book on President George W. Bush and his wars, Bob Woodward takes readers deep inside the White House, the Pentagon, the State Department, the intelligence agencies and the U.S. military headquarters in Iraq to trace the behind-the-scenes debates over the Iraq War from 2006 through mid-2008. Following in the same tradition of measured, documented reporting as #1 New York Times bestsellers Bush at War (2002), Plan of Attack (2004) and State of Denial (2006), Woodward presents readers with a richly detailed and meticulously researched examination of the war in Iraq over the past two years. Full of timely, never-before-published information, this book reveals crucial lessons of leadership and tells the stories of those whose public and private lives have been entwined with the Iraq War. This fast-paced, groundbreaking book offers a unique and in-depth look at events in Iraq and in Washington, D.C. Woodward has produced a firsthand account of the decision-making process on Iraq, affording readers a fly-on-the-wall view of the inner workings of the Bush administration, the highest levels of the military and the intelligence community.Casting both the war and its management in human terms, Woodward makes clear why, five and a half years after the U. S. invasion, Iraq remains a major political, social and moral issue. Quantity Available: 1. Category: 21st Century, 21st Century; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781921470103. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0000882. Seller Inventory # 0000882
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