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Ghost Wars : The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Steve Coll (2004, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100143034669
ISBN-139780143034667
eBay Product ID (ePID)43385630
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Book TitleGhost Wars : The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Number of Pages736 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicAsia / Central Asia, Terrorism, Intelligence & Espionage, Political, Middle East / General
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorSteve Coll
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight20 oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-275974
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
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Table Of ContentList 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
SynopsisWinner 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., Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction * A New York Times bestseller "The 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 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., Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction - A New York Times bestseller "The 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 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.
LC Classification NumberDS371.2.C63 2005
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Outstanding, detailed look at pre-911 US foreign policy
I am four chapters in and this is a really amazing book. It is incredibly detailed and provided a lot of insight into the Islamic world leading up to 9/11, such as Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Afghanistan. It also underscores that the American people do not have control over their own government and the United States intelligence agencies do what they want.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 28, 2017
great read
well-researched look at how we screwed up in Afghanistan, leaving a fertile ield for al Qaeda to prosperVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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