With his unmatched investigative skill Bob Woodward tells the behind-the-scenes story of how President George W. Bush & his top national security advisers led the nation to war. Extensive"ations from the secret deliberations of the National Security Council & firsthand revelations of the private thoughts concerns & fears of the president & his war cabinet make BUSH AT WAR an unprecedented chronicle of a modern presidency in a time of grave crisis. Based on interviews with more than a hundred sources & four hours of exclusive interviews with the president BUSH AT WAR reveals Bushs sweeping almost grandiose vision for remaking the world. Woodwards virtual wiretap into the White House Situation Room reveals a stunning group portrait of an untested president & his advisers three of whom might themselves have made it to the presidency. In BUSH AT WAR Bob Woodward once again delivers a reporting tour de force.