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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.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Penguin Books; Reprint edition (December 28, 2004)
Language : English
Paperback : 736 pages
ISBN-10 : 0143034669
ISBN-13 : 978-0143034667
Reading age : 18 years and up
Grade level : 12 and up
Item Weight : 1.35 pounds
Dimensions : 8.12 x 5.46 x 1.53 inches
Customers say
Customers find this book to be a well-researched narrative that provides an in-depth view of Afghanistan, making it one of the best books to understand the region. Moreover, they appreciate its non-partisan approach and consider it an excellent account, with one customer noting how it captures events in precise detail. However, the plot receives mixed reactions, with one customer describing it as a bit of a slog.
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