{"product_id":"9780743234757","title":"The Commanders","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Commanders\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Bob Woodward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is impossible to examine any part of the war on terrorism in the twenty-first century without seeing the hand of Dick Cheney, Colin Powell or one of their loyalists. \u003ci\u003eThe Commanders,\u003c\/i\u003e an account of the use of the military in the first Bush administration, is in many respects their story—the intimate account of the tensions, disagreements and debates on the road to war.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is impossible to examine any part of the war on terrorism in the twenty-first century without seeing the hand of Dick Cheney, Colin Powell or one of their loyalists. \u003ci\u003eThe Commanders,\u003c\/i\u003e an account of the use of the military in the first Bush administration, is in many respects their story—the intimate account of the tensions, disagreements and debates on the road to war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003eTom Weiner \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e A great book...no one beats Woodward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e A telling narrative of leaders in crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Few if any other reporters but Woodward could have gotten this close to the decision makers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Authoritative...a lively, behind-the-scenes docudrama...filled with accounts of secret Pentagon meetings, political maneuvers, second guesses, and roads not taken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e Woodward gets inside the minds of [Washington's] players to see how our leaders really think.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e As always, world-class reporter Woodward rewards his readers with the thrill of eavesdropping on the power elite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBusinessWeek\u003c\/i\u003e Riveting...the book moves at the pace of potboiler fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780743234757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591252488398,"sku":"9780743234757","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_00ca0a38-ddf3-4f8e-86c0-329db68a9197.jpg?v=1637750580","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780743234757","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}