The Forever War

‘If you read only one book about America … make it this excellent work.’ Newtown Review of Books

‘Bryant writes as both a keen political reporter and a first-class historian, interweaving past and present to supremely powerful effect. It’s a superb achievement.’ DOMINIC SANDBROOK, host of The Rest is History’

‘Bryant parlays meticulous historical research and on-the-ground reportage into a gripping narrative that reads like a political thriller, albeit a deeply disturbing one.’ The Sunday Times, South Africa

Nick Bryant is a veteran foreign correspondent with a career spanning almost thirty years, during which he was regarded as one of the BBC’s finest and described as ‘the new Alistair Cooke’. He has been posted in Washington, South Asia, Australia and New York, where he covered the Trump years. His writing has appeared in The Economist, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The New Statesman. He broadcasts regularly on the BBC and ABC. Nick studied history at Cambridge and has a doctorate in American politics from Oxford. He now lives in Sydney with his wife and children. His book, When America Stopped Being Great- A History of the Present, currently resides on Joe Biden’s bookshelf in the Oval Office.