Obama's Wars »

A rookie reporter at The Washington Post when he got the call about a break-in at the Watergate in 1972, Bob Woodward has become synonymous with the term "investigative reporter."

Working behind the scenes for 18 months, Woodward has written the most intimate and sweeping portrait of Obama making the critical decisions on the Afghanistan War, the secret war in Pakistan and the worldwide fight against terrorism. Drawing on internal memos, classified documents, meeting notes and hundreds of hours of interviews with most of the key players, including the president, Bob Woodward offers an original, you-are-there account of Obama and his team in this time of turmoil and uncertainty.

The New York Times - Michiko Kakutani

…Mr. Woodward adds lots of detail and anecdotal color to the story of how the White House's policy on Afghanistan evolved over the administration's first 18 months, and how the decision was made to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan…with a drawdown of American forces scheduled to begin in July 2011. Like all Woodward books, Obama's Wars plows relentlessly forward like a shark.