About the Author

Cullen Murphy is the editor-at-large of Vanity Fair magazine. He was previously, for two decades, the managing editor of the Atlantic Monthly. He lives and works at his home near Boston.

Reviews

Praise for the US edition:'Mesmerising' Financial Times'Provocative and lively' New York Times'A nuanced and convincing view' Esquire (US)'A lovely book - elegant but playful, as reasonable as it is amiable ... It may be the most important thing written about the U.S. government in many years.' Thomas E. Ricks, Military Correspondent for The Washington Post