Charlie Wilson's War
The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
By George Crile
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"Charlie Wilson's War" tells the story of what became the largest covert operation in history--costing over $1 billion a year. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol, to secret chambers at Langley, to arms-dealer conventions, to the Khyber Pass, this is a compulsively readable account of the insiContinue
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- English Books
- Hardcover 550 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0871138549
- ISBN-13: 9780871138545
- Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
- Pub date: Apr 01, 2003
- Dimensions: 1484 mm x 1032 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and Others
- In other languages: other languages
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This book is a true story about how a Texan congressman, a Texan rich upper-class beauty, and a CIA agent, collaborated to end the cold war.
Although it is very well written, entertaining, and educational, at some point I got tired of the idea that some guy could use tax-payers' money to fulf ... (continue)
This book is a true story about how a Texan congressman, a Texan rich upper-class beauty, and a CIA agent, collaborated to end the cold war.
Although it is very well written, entertaining, and educational, at some point I got tired of the idea that some guy could use tax-payers' money to fulfill his personal heroic dream, and we still considered him as a hero. Perhaps I was born in an anti-war generation, so I could not understand the importance of helping Afghans fighting Russians (with our money!!!)
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