Blair’s Wars

No Prime Minister in modern times has led Britain into as many wars as Tony Blair. In seven years in office he has committed soldiers to action in Kosovo, in Operation Desert Fox against Iraq, in Sierra Leone and Afghanistan -- and, most controversially, in the final battle with Saddam Hussein in 2003. It has been a dramatic course of action for a man who, until he won the 1997 General Election, showed only a rudimentary understanding of the workings of foreign policy. Combining page-turning narrative and revelation with an analysis of the philosophy underlying his adventures abroad, BLAIR'S WARS shows how this government has sought to be at the forefront of a new and turbulent world order. Putting the reader into the 'smoke-filled rooms' of Whitehall and Washington where the real decision-making takes place, John Kampfner draws on his unparalleled contacts within and outside government to provide a compelling account of the tensions, rivalries, deal-making and back-stabbing that have accompanied inexorable acquisition of foreign-policy control.

Editions

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Format: Paperback

Publication Date: 7 June 2004

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK

ISBN: 978-0743248303

Reviews

Mail on Sunday “A brilliant book by one of Britain's most distinguished political writers”

Le Figaro “The book that everyone in London is talking about ... by the current star of British political journalism”

Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year “One of the weightiest books yet about the New Labour government”

Observer Books of the Year “understated, careful and illuminating book” read full review here

The Times “An essential book, taking us into the thick of Downing Street ... well researched, fast and gripping” read full review

The Sunday Times “This is the most perceptive book to appear about the Blair government since Andrew Rawnsley's delicate taking apart of the whole new Labour project in his Servants of the People three years ago” read full review