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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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Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Ou, George Crile III
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- Released
- 2003
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Ou
- Subtitle
- The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of our Times
- Language
- English
- Authors
- George Crile III
- Publisher
- Grove Atlantic
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 560
- ISBN10
- 0802141242
- ISBN13
- 9780802141248
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Historical Themes, Politics, USA, Military Fiction, Wars, Holidays, Political Theories, Espionage, American History, Cold War, Afghanistan, Near and Middle East
- Description
- 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.