The Commanders

During the 1st two years of the George H.W. Bush administration, the US military & its leaders dominated the world’s attention to a degree not seen since the Vietnam War. Bob Woodward tells the behind-the-scenes story of how President Bush & his military high command made their decisions. In this account, we see the top leadership as never before, wrestling with the great questions of military & foreign policy in the closed meeting rooms & private offices of the Pentagon & the White House. This compelling group portrait takes us back to the beginning of the Bush administration, & thru two years of conversations & policy choices that twice led the USA to war. THE COMMANDERS is about the decision-makers. Their relationships with one another & their personal perspectives are chronicled in unprecedented detail. This is the human story behind the momentous choices that are defining a new era in international relations dominated by American military might.