{"product_id":"ghost-wars-the-secret-history-of-the-cia-afghanistan-and-bin-laden-from-the-soviet-invas-ion-to-september-10-2001-9780143034667","title":"Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the Cia, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invas Ion to September 10, 2001","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the award-winning and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDirectorate S\u003c\/i\u003e, the explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo 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, \u003ci\u003eGhost Wars\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143034667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 5.46w x 1.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pulitzer Prize - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 83 - Best Of The Best\/Highly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/06\/2005 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/29\/2008 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e101907 \/ Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the Cia, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to S\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 52\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Steve Coll","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634876969116,"sku":"9780143034667","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_06c342ac-62f8-404f-836f-3720809e572a.jpg?v=1603837890","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ghost-wars-the-secret-history-of-the-cia-afghanistan-and-bin-laden-from-the-soviet-invas-ion-to-september-10-2001-9780143034667","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}