About this title: In this prehistory of the 2001 war in Afghanistan, Steve Coll, a Washington Post editor, pieces together the alliances, intrigue, and failures of intelligence that allowed Al Qaeda to get a foothold in that country. He chronicles the disturbing role of America's supposed ally, Saudi Arabia, in building up Osama bin Laden. And he examines the historical record of the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations in regard to counterterrorism policy. Here he includes much insider information and analysis about the various intelligence agencies, their agendas and rivalries. Coll connects America's ...
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Your search:Books» Author: Steve Coll» Title: Ghost Wars»Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001(91 available copies)
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Penguin USA, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780143034667ISBN:0143034669
Description: Near Fine. This 5.5 x 8 trade paperback book has white and black lettering on the orange spine with an illustrated cover. 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, 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. 712 pages. Slight edgewear. ... read more
Description: Coll, Steve., Penguin Books, nd (2004), c2004, 4th printing, illus. soft cover, fine, 712 pp w/index, bibliography & notes, 8vo, "The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001" read more
Edition: 5th Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Press, N Y.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781594200076ISBN:1594200076
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. ...hardcover edition w/ dustjacket....nice clean copy WITH BRODART DUSTJACKET COVER INCLUDED...some pages creased....military history, war on terror. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Date Published: 2005-01-30
ISBN-13:9780143034667ISBN:0143034669
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780143034667ISBN:0143034669
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
Date Published: 2/23/2004
ISBN-13:9781594200076ISBN:1594200076
Description: New. Hardback w/ DJ. Enjoyable reading copy for your personal pleasure. You are buying a Book in NEW condition with very light shelf wear to include very light edge and corner wear. Buy it Now! ! ! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or standard (on next page). Thanks again! ! ! ! read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781594200076ISBN:1594200076
Description: Fine in Very Good + jacket. This 6 x 9 hardcover has 695 pages. Answers the questions so many have asked since the horros of September 11: To what extent did America's best intelligence anaylsts grasp the rising threat of Islamist radicalism? read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780141020808ISBN:0141020806
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 736 pages. (736 pages) the news-breaking book that has sent schockwaves through the white house, ghost wars is the most accurate and revealing account yet of the cia's secret involvement in al-qaeada's evolution. maps (Paperback) read more
Binding: Second
Publisher: The Penguin Press, New York
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781594200076ISBN:1594200076
Description: Good, good. 695, maps, notes, bibliography, index, DJ somewhat worn and soiled, book slightly shaken. In this prehistory of the 2001 war in Afghanistan, Steve Coll, a Washington Post editor, pieces together the alliances, intrigue, and failures of intelligence that allowed Al Qaeda to get a foothold in that country. He chronicles the disturbing role of America's supposed ally, Saudi Arabia, in building up Osama bin Laden. And he examines the historical record of the Clinton and George W. Bush ... read more
Edition: First American Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781594200076ISBN:1594200076
Description: New in New dust jacket. 1594200076. 2004 first edition, first printing quarter-cloth hardcover and dust jacket. Book is unread. Protective mylar cover. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction.; 1.75 x 9.66 x 6.4 Inches; 720 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition ~1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Press, New York
Date Published: 2004
Description: Near mint copy of the Pulitzer Prize-winning title, nearly as new in fine dust jacket, in fresh mylar cover; just a hint of scuffing to the jacket else a clean crisp square copy with no markings in an unclipped jacket; appears unread, complete number line on copyright page. read more
"Stunning and Amazing. In some light it gives hope for our clandestine services. In another light it sends shivers down your spine as an American being targeted. The lesson learned from the 9/11 commission are quoted but not used to write this book. The author Steve Coll takes us from the Soviet and Mujahideen battle during the 1980's to the days prior to 9/11.
Missteps and inaction are the two words which come to mind as our State Department and CIA wrangle over how to deal with the growing Taliban/Al Qaeda/Osama threat while not stepping on the toes of our international "partners" Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., and most vividly Pakistan.
I certainly hope our current leaders have read this book."
"Mr. Coll does an incredible job with this book. It painstakingly details the long and sordid history of our dealings in Afghanistan, and the horrible ineptitude with which we turned a blind eye to that benighted corner of the world, which became a refuge for our most talented, and audacious enemies in recent memory.
If nothing else, this book exposes the fact that we greviously underestimated Osama bin Laden. The man, while a fanatic and extremely arrogant, was also immensely clever, and it proved our undoing."
"Oh yeah - this is a big 'un and definitely not for a timid reader looking for big type and lots of pictures. Ghost Wars is for serious students of late Cold War US policy and the proxy wars of the super powers and provides an excellent history of US involvement in Afghanistan. Events, people, policy are all chronicled in great detail from the 1979 Islamabad riots to the retreat of the Russians. Ghost Wars names all the names and fills in the blanks on where some of the 9/11 players started including Bin Laden. If you read or saw Charlie Wilson's War, Ghost Wars provides the detail and depth lacking in the former. The upside to this 500 page tome is that Steve Coll writes with style but has produced a great non-fiction book that reads like a novel. Believe it or not, I thought Ghost War was a page turner."
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