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Charlie wilson's war

In the early 1980s, after a Houston socialite turned maverick congressman, Charlie Wilson's, attention to the ragged Afghan freedom fighters who continued to fight the Soviet invaders despite overwhelming odds, the congressman became passionate about their cause and procured hundreds of millions of dollars to support the mujahideen.

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  • "Extraordinary story of the largest covert operation in history"@en
  • "Extraordinary story of the largest covert operation in history"

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  • "In the early 1980s, after a Houston socialite turned maverick congressman, Charlie Wilson's, attention to the ragged Afghan freedom fighters who continued to fight the Soviet invaders despite overwhelming odds, the congressman became passionate about their cause and procured hundreds of millions of dollars to support the mujahideen."@en
  • ""Charlie Wilson's war is the untold story of the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the rise of militant Islam. Charlie Wilson, a maverick congressman from east Texas, conspired with a rogue CIA operative to launch the biggest, meanest, and most successful covert operation in the Agency's history. In the early 1980's, after a Houston socialite turned Wilson's attention to the ragged Afghan freedom fighters who continued to fight the Soviet invaders despite overwheliming odds, the congressman became passionate about their cause and procured hundreds of dollars to support the mujahideen. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol, to secret chamgers at Langley, to arms-dealers convetions, to the Khyber-Pass, Charlie Wilson's war is a detailed and brillantly reported account of the inside workings of the CIA."--Container."
  • "Espionage & secret services."@en
  • ""The untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the rise of militant Islam. George Crile tells how Charlie Wilson, a maverick congressman from east Texas, conspired with a rogue CIA operative to launch the biggest, meanset, and most successful covert operation in the Agency's history"--Container."@en
  • "This New York Times best-seller is the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War, the rise of militant Islam, and of a colorful congressman from Texas who conspired with a rogue CIA operative to launch the most successful covert operation in CIA history. This is the untold story behind the Cold War's last battle, of rising militant Islam, and of a Texas congressman conspiring with a rogue CIA man to launch the most successful covert operation in CIA history."@en
  • "This New York Times best-seller is the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War, the rise of militant Islam, and of a colorful congressman from Texas who conspired with a rogue CIA operative to launch the most successful covert operation in CIA history. This is the untold story behind the Cold War's last battle, of rising militant Islam, and of a Texas congressman conspiring with a rogue CIA man to launch the most successful covert operation in CIA history."
  • "In the early 1980s, after a Houston socialite turned maverick congressman Charlie Wilson's attention to the ragged Afghan freedom fighters who continued to fight the Soviet invaders despite overwhelming odds, the congressman became passionate about their cause and procured hundreds of millions of dollars to support the mujahideen."@en
  • "In the early 1980s, after a Houston socialite turned maverick congressman Charlie Wilson's attention to the ragged Afghan freedom fighters who continued to fight the Soviet invaders despite overwhelming odds, the congressman became passionate about their cause and procured hundreds of millions of dollars to support the mujahideen."
  • "Een Texaanse politicus, een fervent anticommunist, stelt zich ten doel de Afghanen te steunen in hun strijd tegen de Russen na de inval in Afghanistan in 1979."
  • "The untold story of a whiskey-swilling, skirt-chasing, scandal-prone congressman from Texas, and how he conspired with a rogue CIA operative to launch the biggest and most successful covert operation in U.S. history."@en
  • "The untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the rise of militant Islam. In the early 1980's, a maverick congressman from east Texas, Charlie Wilson, became a passionate supporter of the mujahideen's struggle against the Soviet Army in Afghanistan, urging the CIA to launch a strong covert operation."
  • "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 the repercussions of the covert operation."@en
  • "Charlie Wilson's War is the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the rise of militant Islam. George Crile tells how Charlie Wilson, a maverick congressman from east Texas, conspired with a rogue CIA operative to launch the biggest, meanest, and most successful covert operation in the Agency's history. In the early 1980s, after a Houston socialite turned Wilson's attention to the ragged Afghan freedom fighters who continued to fight the Soviet invaders despite overwhelming odds, the congressman became passionate about their cause and procured hundreds of millions of dollars to support the mujahideen. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol, to secret chambers at Langley, to arms-dealers conventions, to the Khyber Pass, this book is a detailed account of the inside workings of the CIA."@en
  • "Asian / Middle Eastern history."@en
  • "Military history."@en
  • "American history."@en
  • "The untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the rise of militant Islam."@en
  • "This New York Times best-seller is the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War, the rise of militant Islam, and of a colorful congressman from Texas who conspired with a rogue CIA operative to launch the most successful covert operation in CIA history."@en
  • "Charlie Wilson's war is the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the rise of militant Islam. George Crile tells how Charlie Wilson, a maverick congressman from east Texas, conspired with a rogue CIA operative to launch the biggest, meanest, and most successful covert operation in the Agency's history. In the early 1980s, after a Houston socialite turned Wilson's attention to the ragged Afghan freedom fighters who continued to fight the Soviet invaders despite overwhelming odds, the congressman became passionate about their cause and procured hundreds of millions of dollars to support the mujahideen. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol, to secret chambers at Langley, to arms-dealers conventions, to the Khyber Pass, this book is a detailed and brilliantly reported account of the inside workings of the CIA."
  • "Charlie Wilson's war is the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the rise of militant Islam. George Crile tells how Charlie Wilson, a maverick congressman from east Texas, conspired with a rogue CIA operative to launch the biggest, meanest, and most successful covert operation in the Agency's history. In the early 1980s, after a Houston socialite turned Wilson's attention to the ragged Afghan freedom fighters who continued to fight the Soviet invaders despite overwhelming odds, the congressman became passionate about their cause and procured hundreds of millions of dollars to support the mujahideen. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol, to secret chambers at Langley, to arms-dealers conventions, to the Khyber Pass, this book is a detailed and brilliantly reported account of the inside workings of the CIA."@en
  • "This New York Times best-seller delivers the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War, the rise of militant Islam, and how a colorful congressman from Texas conspired with a rogue CIA operative to launch the most successful covert operation in CIA history."@en
  • "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 the largest covert operation in history"@en

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