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Ghost wars : the secret history of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet invasion to September 10, 2001 Cover Image Book Book

Ghost wars : the secret history of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet invasion to September 10, 2001 / Steve Coll.

Coll, Steve. (Author).

Summary:

Reveals the CIA's and other foreign intelligence agencies' covert operations in Afghanistan from the Soviet invasion in 1979 through the summer of 2001, discussing how their efforts helped bin Laden build his global organization of terrorists.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0143034669
  • ISBN: 1415620377
  • ISBN: 9780143034667
  • ISBN: 9781415620373
  • Physical Description: xvii, 712 pages : maps ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
"Updated with new documents from the 9/11 Commission"--Cover p. [4].
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 667-679) and index.
Citation/References Note:
Pulitzer Prize, April 2005
Choice, October 2004
Book Report, April 2004
Target Audience Note:
Adult Follett Library Resources
Adult
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 11.8 52 101907.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Afghanistan > History > Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
Afghanistan > History > 1989-2001.
Afghanistan > History.

Available copies

  • 7 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cameron Public. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cameron Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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Cameron Public Library NF HISTORY POST COLD WAR 958 COL (Text) 32311111178559 Non-Fiction Available -

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