Charlie Wilson's war : the extraordinary story of the largest covert operation in history / George Crile.
By: Crile, George.
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2003Edition: 1st ed.Description: x, 550 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0871138549; 0871138514.Subject(s): Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 -- Secret service -- United States | Wilson, Charlie, 1933- | United States. Central Intelligence Agency | Military assistance, American -- Afghanistan | Afghanistan -- History | Wilson, Charlie, 1933- | United States. Central Intelligence Agency | American military assistance -- AfghanistanDDC classification: 958.104/5 Summary: Recounts the events surrounding the last battle of the Cold War and discusses how those events fueled the new jihad and led to the rise of militant Islam.Includes index.
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Recounts the events surrounding the last battle of the Cold War and discusses how those events fueled the new jihad and led to the rise of militant Islam.
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