Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Amazonundefined
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction A
New York Times
bestsellerThe CIA itself would be hard put to beat his grasp of global events . . . Deeply satisfying.
The New York Review of Books
From the award-winning and bestselling author of
Directorate S
and
The Achilles Trap
comes the explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan.To what extent did Americas best intelligence analysts grasp the rising thread of Islamist radicalism? Who tried to stop bin Laden and why did they fail? Comprehensively and for the first time, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Coll recounts the history of the covert wars in Afghanistan that fueled Islamic militancy and sowed the seeds of the September 11 attacks. Based on scrupulous research and firsthand accounts by key government, intelligence, and military personnel both foreign and American,
Ghost Wars
details the secret history of the CIAs role in Afghanistan (including its covert operations against Soviet troops from 1979 to 1989), the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of bin Laden, and the failed efforts by U.S. forces to find and assassinate bin Laden in Afghanistan.
Product information
- Długość wersji drukowanej:736 str.
- Język:Angielski
- Wydawca:Penguin Books
- Data publikacji:28 grudnia 2004
- Wymiary:20.62 x 13.87 x 3.89 cm
- ISBN-10:0143034669
- ISBN-13:978-0143034667
- Author:Steve Coll
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