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Charlie Wilson's war : the extraordinary story of how the wildest man in Congress and a rouge CIA agent changed the history of our times
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Charlie Wilson's war : the extraordinary story of how the wildest man in Congress and a rouge CIA agent changed the history of our times
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Describes how, after the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, maverick Texas congressman Charlie Wilson persuaded his colleagues to fund the CIA's efforts to arm the mujahideen and recounts the repercussions of that covert operation.
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Title
Charlie Wilson's war : the extraordinary story of how the wildest man in Congress and a rouge CIA agent changed the history of our times
Call No
DS371.2
Authors
Crile, George
Subjects
Wilson, Charles, 1933-
Wilson, Charlie, 1933-
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Military assistance, American--Afghanistan.
American military assistance--Afghanistan.
Afghanistan--History--Soviet occupation, 1979-1989--Secret service--United States.
Afghanistan--History.
Language
English
Published
New York : Grove Press, ©2003.
Publication Desc
x, 550 p. : ill. ;
ISBN
9780802143419

(pbk.)

Dimensions
21 cm.