Ghost Wars
The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
Steve Coll
Discover the true story behind the CIA's secret role in al-Qaeda's evolution in this Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Journalist Steve Coll draws from years of reporting in the Middle East, government files, and interviews with officials to provide an inside look into the covert funding of an Islamic jihad against Soviet forces in Afghanistan. Follow the rise of Bin Laden's global network and the battles within the US government over national security. Ghost Wars lays bare American intelligence's failure to comprehensively assess the growing threat of terrorism leading up to 9/11.
Publish Date
2004-12-28T00:00:00.000Z
2004-12-28T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.3
ISBN
9780143034667
Categories
Recommendations
3
Recommendations
2012-03-21T04:26:56.000Z
@varf27 Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl is a life changing book. I really liked Ghost Wars about rise of Bin Laden. Fascinating. – source2021-09-10T15:55:18.000Z
THREAD: 9/11 changed my entire life. I'm sure it's the same for everyone. Reckoning with those changes even 20 years on is difficult
Here are some of the books over the last 2 decades which helped me make sense of everything – source2016-12-01T23:25:11.000Z
Rereading @SteveCollNY Ghost Wars carefully, I'm even more impressed than 1st time. Mindblowing work. Probably the best of all 9/11 books – source