War (Woodward book)
{{Short description|Book by Bob Woodward}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox book
| name = War
| image = War Bob Woodward book cover.jpg
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| caption = First edition cover
| author = Bob Woodward
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| language = English
| subject = American politics
| genre = Government
| publisher = Simon & Schuster
| pub_date = October 15, 2024
| pub_place = New York
| media_type = Hardcover
| pages = 448
| isbn = 978-1-6680-5227-3
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| oclc = 1458494170
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| preceded_by = The Trump Tapes
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War is a nonfiction book authored by journalist Bob Woodward and published by Simon & Schuster on October 15, 2024.[https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/War/Bob-Woodward/9781668052273 War] by Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster (October 15, 2024), {{ISBN|9781668052273}}
Contents summary
In War, Woodward compares the presidencies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden, concluding that Trump is worse than Richard Nixon. Woodward alleges that Trump sent scarce COVID-19 tests to Russian president Vladimir Putin during the pandemic.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/08/bob-woodward-new-book-war-trump-putin-biden/ |title=Trump secretly sent covid tests to Putin during 2020 shortage, new book says |date=October 8, 2024 |last=Stanley-Becker |first=Isaac |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=October 8, 2024}} Woodward also alleges that Trump continued his relationship with Putin after his presidency ended, through as many as seven private calls.{{Cite news |last=Pengelly |first=Martin |date=2024-10-08 |title=Trump secretly gave Putin Covid test machines, Bob Woodward book says |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/08/trump-putin-covid-test-machines-bob-woodward |access-date=2024-10-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
According to Woodward, Biden referred to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a "son of a bitch" and a "bad fucking guy" regarding his handling of the Gaza war, and blamed the Russian invasion of Ukraine on former president Barack Obama's handling of Russia's annexation of Crimea.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/08/new-bob-woodward-book-takeaways/ |title=5 key revelations from Bob Woodward's new book |date=October 8, 2024 |last=Stanley-Becker |first=Isaac |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=October 8, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Wolf |first1=Zachary B. |title=Joe Biden swears a lot and Trump did a favor for Putin, according to Bob Woodward |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/08/politics/putin-trump-biden-woodward-what-matters/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=October 15, 2024 |date=October 8, 2024}} Woodward also writes that the United States Intelligence Community had uncovered Russia's plans to invade Ukraine months in advance, but Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to accept the accurate intelligence, even when Kamala Harris made the case to him in person at a conference in Munich.
Reception
According to Book Marks, the book received a "positive" consensus, based on three critic reviews: three "positive".{{Cite web|title=War|url=https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/war-2/|access-date=16 January 2024 |website=Book Marks}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.c-span.org/video/?539220-1/bob-woodward-book-war Interview with Woodward on War, October 15, 2024], C-SPAN
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Category:2024 non-fiction books
Category:Books about Donald Trump
Category:Books about Joe Biden
Category:Books about foreign relations of the United States