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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 Our Times

byGeorge Crile III

Genres: History
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.

Language

English

Published on

22/04/2004

Pages

560

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780802141248

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