Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invas ion to September 10, 2001 - Softcover

Coll, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143034669 ISBN 13: 9780143034667

Verlag: Penguin Books, 2004

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"Certainly the finest historical narrative so far on the origins of al Qaeda in the post-Soviet rubble of Afghanistan . . . Ghost Wars provides fresh details and helps explain the motivations behind many crucial decisions."--The New York Times Book Review

"The CIA itself would be hard put to beat his grasp of global events ... Deeply satisfying."--The New York Review of Books

"A well written, authoritative, high-altitude drama with few heroes, many villains, bags of cash, and a tragic ending--one that may not have been inevitable."--The Washington Post

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Provides a comprehensive overview of the CIA's and other covert agencies' operations in Afghanistan, from the Soviet invasion in 1979 through the summer of 2001, detailing the rise of the Taliban and bin Laden, the secret efforts of the CIA to capture or kill bin Laden since 1998, and their failure to stop bin Laden, al Qaeda, and the events of September 11th. Reprint.

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• Verlag: Penguin Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0143034669
• ISBN 13: 9780143034667
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 736