'This is a must read book for all those who love America and want it to be healed.' -- Justin
Webb presenter of the BBC's Today programme and Americast 'Unflinching and insightful.' --
Lyse Doucet the BBC's Chief International Correspondent From the author of When America
Stopped Being Great an insightful and urgent reassessment of America's past present and
future. W ith an updated new section covering the ever-changing political landscape. The
Forever War tells the story of how America's extreme polarization is 250 years in the making
and argues that the roots of its modern-day malaise are to be found in its troubled and
unresolved past. As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence the
American experiment is failing. Division mistrust and misinformation are now the country's
defining characteristics. The storming of the Capitol the prosecution of Donald Trump and
battles over gun rights and abortion raise the spectre of further political violence. Nick
Bryant explains how the hate divisiveness and paranoia we see today are in fact a core part of
America's story. Combining brilliant storytelling historical research and first-hand reportage
Bryant argues that insurrections massacres and civil disturbances should sadly not be seen as
abnormalities they are a part of the fabric of the history of America.
