Charlie Wilson's war [the extraordinary story of the largest covert operation in history]
Summary
The untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the rise of militant Islam. Full description
Summary: |
The untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the rise of militant Islam. |
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Item Description: |
Read by Christopher Lane. Abridged. Compact disc. |
Physical Description: |
10 sound discs (12.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
ISBN: |
0786179953 9780786179954 |
Author Notes: |
In the late 1980s, Crile began the research and reporting on the Afghan War that led to his 2003 best-selling book, Charlie Wilson's War, which tells the story of how the United States CIA funded the only successful jihad in modern history. The book became a New York Times bestseller again in 2015. Crile died at age 61 from pancreatic cancer. (Bowker Author Biography) |