" Bryant writes with the familiarity of a journalist who has spent decades living in the US but also with the outsider's capacity for detachment and irony. This is the must-read book about America for 2024. " -- Professor Adam Smith, Director of the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford " It's a superb achievement. And as the American people face one of the most crucial elections in their history, nobody with the slightest interest in their future can afford to miss it. " -- Dominic Sandbrook, author and historian " Just brilliant.timely to say the least. Extraordinary.it's enlarged my understanding of America.
" -- Nihal Arthanayake, BBC Radio 5 Live " America's story rewritten with remarkable authority and affection. Unflinching and insightful. A great achievement. " -- Lyse Doucet, the BBC's Chief International Correspondent " Bryant is a genuine rarity, a Brit who understands America. " -- Washington Post " Nick Bryant combines wisdom with humour - this is a must-read book for all those who love America and want it to be healed. " -- Justin Webb, presenter of the BBC's Today programme and Americast " A must-read book by one of the sharpest observers of American strife. There is a reason presidents read [Nick Bryant] - he is the outsider who observes and writes with clarity and perspective where others see just chaos and confusion. " -- Robert Moore, ITV foreign correspondent, Twitter/X "What is going to be regarded as one of the greatest pieces of political analysis regarding American history ever.
An outstanding job. " -- Justin Pereira, Twitter/X "A sharp study of the endemic battles that have blighted the U.S. throughout its existence. A perceptive look at America's unresolved history. " -- Kirkus Reviews " Read The Forever War. It's well-written and timely. " -- Counterpunch " The Forever War is an essential read.
Bryant's blend of rigorous reporting and thoughtful analysis makes this book a standout addition to contemporary political literature. " -- Amazon 5 star review "Has Bryant offered the best recent book by a foreign observer (who now watches the conflict from Sydney) of where America is at? Possibly. The quality of his writing (high), his long experience of the United States (varied), and his moral investment in its success (reassuring), certainly place him in the top ten. Paired with his When America Stopped Being Great (2020), Bryant has offered us two books of sustained arguments about US failure. Bryant has written an excellent account of how American history informs its present and why history wars, fought by the mobilised ignorant, might mar its future. " -- Australian Review of Books "One of the most important aspects of Bryant's work is its unflinching self-reflection. What sets his book apart from so much contemporary analysis is its recognition of the continual pull of "self-validating folklore", even as it simultaneously recognises that pull - and insists on resisting it. Bryant's work of history is as unflinching as it is accessible .
" -- The Conversation " An unflinching and accessible history of the US. " -- Morning Star "[It is] this fusion of journalistic elan and academic rigour in [Nick Bryant's] writing that makes his books so very readable. The Forever War is a splendid addition to the Bryant canon. [He] brings a close understanding and familiarity with the United States and its way of being. " -- Reaction.