Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
by Steve Coll
Description
Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Coll delivers a meticulously researched and gripping account of the CIA's clandestine operations in Afghanistan, tracing the complex origins of global terrorism. This definitive history reveals how covert actions intended to counter Soviet influence inadvertently fueled the rise of Osama bin Laden and his burgeoning network. Through exclusive interviews and declassified documents, Coll exposes the critical intelligence failures and internal debates within the U.S. government that shaped the path to September 10, 2001. Ghost Wars offers an unparalleled look at the hidden forces and strategic missteps that defined a generation's struggle against a new kind of enemy.
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hardcover
Penguin Press HC, The
Published Feb 23, 2004
720 pages
ISBN: 9781594200076
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First Published
2004
Language
eng
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