Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the Cia, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Pr (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143034667)

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.

Author: Steve Coll
ISBN-10: 0143034669
ISBN-13: 9780143034667
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 12/28/2004
Pages: 736
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 8.12h x 5.46w x 1.53d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 11.8
Point Value: 52
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 101907 / Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the Cia, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to S

Award: Pulitzer Prize - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 01/01/2005 pg. 83 - Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended
New York Times 02/06/2005 pg. 26
New York Review of Books 05/29/2008 pg. 13