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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001

bySteve Coll

To what extent did America’s best intelligence analysts grasp the rising thread of Islamist radicalism? Ghost Wars combines archival evidence, political analysis, and reconstructed events, allowing the evidence to complicate easy judgments and familiar explanations. Seen through the lens of history and political science, Ghost Wars explains not only what happened, but why competing interpretations still matter. By the end, the secret history of the cia, afghanistan, and bin laden, from the soviet invasion to emerges as a layered story of competing motives, unintended results, and choices made under pressure.

Publisher

Penguin Books

Publication date

2005

Format

Print edition

Pages

712

ISBN

9780143034667