In the War Room
- Author
- Elliot Kaufman
- Narrator
- Josh Bloomberg
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 10 November 2026
- Run Time
- 12 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The inside story of the leaders, debates, and decisions that shaped Israel’s longest war.
In the War Room is the inside story of the leaders, debates, and decisions that shaped Israel’s longest war—a multifront battle that eventually led Israeli and then US jets to the heart of Iran. This book also explains the current debates in Israeli society and the clashes or cooperation with US presidents that may shape the future of US–Israel relations, beyond the current government, for those who want to understand what will come next.
Led not merely by a team of rivals but by a war room of bitter enemies, Israel fought back from the October 7 massacre all the way to Tehran. To do so, the Jewish state had to defy the world and the expert predictions that claimed Israel’s strategy would lead it to calamity. Israel did fail at times, especially in Gaza, and it lost significant public support among Americans. But Israel succeeded enough to set back the Iranian proxy axis substantially.
Drawing from their unique access to top Israeli and US officials, including secret intelligence sources, Bob and Kaufman reveal how Israel came back from its lowest moment to outmaneuver Iran in late 2024 and 2025, leading to their greatest confrontation yet in 2026.
Critics Review
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“The detailed portrayals of deliberations within Israel’s inner sanctum are deeply illuminating…A pathbreaking work by two of the world’s finest journalists.”
-Gen. David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former commander of the Surge in Iraq, CIA director, and co-author of Conflict
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“The book does a strong job revealing the complex relations between the political and military echelons, the dilemmas, the dangers, and opportunities—and above all—the complex conditions in which the often opaque decision-making process takes place.”
Gen. Aviv Kohavi, (Ret.), former chief of general staff of the Israel Defense Forces
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“In the War Room is the book to read to understand the beginning of a new era in the histories of Israel and the Middle East.”
Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, US Army (Ret.), former US national security advisor and author of At War with Ourselves, Battleground
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“The closest look yet at a war whose repercussions continue to shake the world.”
Prof. Walter Russell Mead, Global View columnist for The Wall Street Journal and author of The Arc of a Covenant
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Details
- Author
- Elliot Kaufman
- Narrator
- Josh Bloomberg
- Duration
- 12 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 November 2026
- ISBN
- 9798228996380
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Middle Eastern history, International relations
Synopsis
<p><strong>The inside story of the leaders, debates, and decisions that shaped Israel’s longest war.</strong></p><p><em>In the War Room</em> is the inside story of the leaders, debates, and decisions that shaped Israel’s longest war—a multifront battle that eventually led Israeli and then US jets to the heart of Iran. This book also explains the current debates in Israeli society and the clashes or cooperation with US presidents that may shape the future of US–Israel relations, beyond the current government, for those who want to understand what will come next.</p><p>Led not merely by a team of rivals but by a war room of bitter enemies, Israel fought back from the October 7 massacre all the way to Tehran. To do so, the Jewish state had to defy the world and the expert predictions that claimed Israel’s strategy would lead it to calamity. Israel did fail at times, especially in Gaza, and it lost significant public support among Americans. But Israel succeeded enough to set back the Iranian proxy axis substantially.</p><p>Drawing from their unique access to top Israeli and US officials, including secret intelligence sources, Bob and Kaufman reveal how Israel came back from its lowest moment to outmaneuver Iran in late 2024 and 2025, leading to their greatest confrontation yet in 2026.</p>
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