Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward delivers
an eye-opening behind-the-scenes narrative exploring the intricate dynamics of Ukraine the
Middle East and the American presidency offering unparalleled insights into political
intrigue and global strategy from one of the most authoritative voices in political journalism
today. War is a “harrowing riveting” ( The New York Times ) account of one of the most
tumultuous periods in presidential politics in 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 ahead of the
2024 elections. 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 groups Hamas and Hezbollah. 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
leading up to the presidential election 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.
