02643cam a2200409 4500 4145 20230404125839.0 060907n2002 nyu eng funglode4175 2002042829 (OCoLC)ocm51098238 0743204735 9780743204736 n-us--- 002 E 903.3 W899b 2002 973.931 Woodward, Bob, 1943- Bush at war / Bob Woodward. New York : Simon & Schuster, c2002. xix, 376 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. [In this book, the author] tells the behind-the-scenes story of how President George W. Bush and his top national security advisers, after the initial shock of the September 11 attacks, led the nation to war. Extensive quotations from the secret deliberations of the National Security Council - and firsthand revelations of the private thoughts, concerns and fears of the president and his war cabinet - make [the book a] chronicle of a modern presidency in time of grave crisis. Based on interviews with more than a hundred sources and four hours of exclusive interviews with the president, [it] reveals Bush's sweeping, almost grandiose, vision for remaking the world. [It] includes a ... portrait of CIA director George Tenet, ready and eager for covert action against terrorists in Afghanistan and worldwide. It [also] follows a CIA paramilitary team leader on a covert mission inside Afghanistan to pay off assets and buy friends with millions in U.S. currency carried in giant suitcases.-Dust jacket. Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- Military leadership. War on Terrorism, 2001- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001. United States Military policy Decision making. National security United States Decision making. Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- Interviews. United States Officials and employees Interviews. Bush, George W. George Walker, 1946- Entrevistas. Guerra contra el terrorismo, 2001- Ataques terroristas del 11 de septiembre, 2001. Seguridad nacional Estados Unidos Toma de decisiones. Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon052/2002042829.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon031/2002042829.html Sample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0645/2002042829-s.html lcc bk 5864 5864 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2018-10-23 1 0 002 E 903.3 W899b 2002 00000006602 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk