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Bob Woodward provides the first inside account of President Obama wrestling with the fate of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the constant threat of terrorism.
Drawing on hundreds of interviews with key administration officials, their deputies, and other firsthand sources, Woodward takes listeners deep into the national security state and shows how Obama debates, decides, and balances the enormous pressures facing the modern president.
As always, Woodward also bases his work on extensive documentation, including internal memos, letters, detailed chronologies, and meeting notes that reveal the behind-the-scenes realities of the Obama era.
Obama has learned that he is not commander-in-chief of the economy. Many of his high-profile domestic reforms—health care, education, and energy—were largely turned over to Congress. But the president has realized the weight and reach of his authority as commander-in-chief, a responsibility that may define much of his legacy. Filled with intimate scenes told verbatim, this is an unprecedented look at a young president responding to the dangers and commitments of the twenty-first century.
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"Great insights. No way to know if everything he said was accurate, but he's done it plenty of times before. Its books like this that convince me that reading books written 3 years out is better than reading a newspaper 20 hours out, even if they're by the same guy. "
— Timothy (4 out of 5 stars)
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"[Woodward's] books on the Bush administration’s response to the September 11 attacks and the Iraq war have been definitive, and now he has provided a similar account of the bitter feuds that have affected the Obama administration’s handling of the war in Afghanistan."
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"Woodward uses his nearly unrestricted access to the key players to paint an authoritative portrait of the process that led to President Obama’s decision to deploy increased military might in the Afghanistan War. Using a chronological structure and a highly informative writing style, Woodward guides listeners through the military and political intrigue leading to the “surge.” Boyd Gaines provides a clear, smooth, and rapid narration."
— AudioFile
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#1 nWall Street Journaln bestseller
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#1 New York Times bestseller
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AnAudie Award Finalist
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APublishers Weekly bestseller
Obama's Wars Listener Reviews
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" Typical of Woodward's behind-the-scenes-of-the-Presidency books of recent years. What leaps out here is the appalling attempts by the military establishment to undermine the authority of a new President. Very ominous in a democracy. "
— Raimo, 6/20/2011 -
" It amazes me how Woodward gets access to so much classified materials, and frankly why a lot of the people he quotes tell him all the information they know will get published in the book. "
— Leonardo, 6/15/2011 -
" Gripping and maddening. The president needs better staff work than he got here. "
— Michael, 5/27/2011 -
" This is a view of the President that we don't get through the news media. Read this, and you'll be most impressed. "
— Steve, 4/14/2011 -
" The narrative if this book focuses on the troop count sent to Afghanistan. While interesting, it sometimes has all the drama of an accounting textbook. In the end, I'm not sure I understand much more than mere personalities of the Obama cabinet. "
— Brett, 4/7/2011 -
" learned a lot, if you're outside the community can be hard to keep track of the cast of characters. "
— Molly, 3/12/2011
About Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward is an associate editor at the Washington Post where he has worked for forty-nine years and reported on every American president from Nixon to Trump. He has shared in two Pulitzer Prizes, first for the Post’s coverage of the Watergate scandal with Carl Bernstein, and second twenty years later as the lead Post reporter for coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
About Boyd Gaines
Boyd Gaines is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and an actor whose many film credits include Second Best, I’m Not Rappaport, Heartbreak Ridge, Fame, and Porky’s. He’s won two Tony Awards for performances in the The Heidi Chronicles and the musical She Loves Me. On television he has appeared in A Woman Called Jackie, A Son’s Promise, and in the popular series One Day at a Time.