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Ghost Wars : The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden (2011)
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- Afghanistan
- ISBN
- 9780143034667
- Book Title
- Ghost Wars : The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
- Item Length
- 8.4in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.5in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
- Topic
- Asia / Central Asia, Terrorism, Intelligence & Espionage, Political, Middle East / General
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 20.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 736 Pages
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Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize From the award-winning and bestselling author of Directorate S , the explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan To what extent did America's 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 CIA's 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.
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Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143034669
ISBN-13
9780143034667
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43385630
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ghost Wars : The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Asia / Central Asia, Terrorism, Intelligence & Espionage, Political, Middle East / General
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
736 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ds371.2.C63 2005
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Twelfth Grade
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Up
Reviews
"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, Certainly the finest historical narrative so far on the origins of al Qaeda in the post-Soviet rubble of Afghanistan . . . Ghost Warsprovides fresh details and helps explain the motivations behind many crucial decisions.” —The New York Times Book Review, With this book, Coll establishes a reputation as large as that of his Postcolleague Bob Woodward. (The Globe and Mail, Toronto) The CIA itself would be hard put to beat his grasp of global events... Deeply satisfying. (Ahmed Rashid, The New York Review of Books), "Certainly the finest historical narrative so far on the origins of al Qaeda in the post-Soviet rubble of Afghanistan . . . Ghost Warsprovides fresh details and helps explain the motivations behind many crucial decisions." -The New York Times Book Review, "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
Table of Content
List of Maps Principal Characters Prologue: Accounts Receivable - September 1996 Part One: Blood Brothers - November 1979 to February 1989 1. "We're Going to Die Here 2. "Lenin Taught Us" 3. "Go Raise Hell" 4. "I Loved Osama" 5. "Don't Make It Our War" 6. "Who Is This Massoud?" 7. "The Terrorists Will Own the World" 8. "Inshallah, You Will Know My Plans" 9. "We Won" Part Two: The One-Eyed Man Was King - March 1989 to December 1997 10. "Serious Risks" 11. "A Rogue Elephant" 12. "We Are in Danger" 13. "A Friend of Your Enemy" 14. "Maintain a Prudent Distance" 15. "A New Generation" 16. "Slowly, Slowly Sucked into It" 17. "Dangling the Carrot" 18. "We Couldn't Indict Him" 19. "We're Keeping These Stingers" 20. "Does America Need the CIA?" Part Three: The Distant Enemy - January 1998 to September 10, 2001 21. "You Are to Capture Him Alive" 22. "The Kingdom's Interests" 23. "We Are at War" 24. "Let's Just Blow the Thing Up" 25. "The Manson Family" 26. "That Unit Disappeared" 27. "You Crazy White Guys" 28. "Is There Any Policy?" 29. "Daring Me to Kill Them" 30. "What Face Will Omar Show to God?" 31. "Many Americans Are Going to Die" 32. "What an Unlucky Country" Notes Bibliography Acknowledgements Index
Copyright Date
2005
Lccn
2004-275974
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Trade
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