Charlie Wilson's War : The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History by George Crile

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NY 2003 Hard cover New in new dust jacket. Gift Quality. Pristine. Fast Arrival. Brand New. Carefully packed in bubblewrap. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 416 p. Audience: General/trade. Gift Quality. Pristine. Fast Arrival. Brand New. Carefully packed in bubblewrap.

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New York 2003 Hardcover New/New 0871138549. Fine copy with equally Fine DJ. New mylar cover. Later printing.; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9"-11" tall; 550 pp; The untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the new jihad. Crile tells how 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.

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4/1/2003 Hardcover Fine 0871138549 Excellent condition, hardback 2003, no marks, great dust jkt and cover, read it.

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2003 book Hardcover Brand New Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 550 pages. 9.50 x 6.50 x 1.50 in. 31.2 oz. From an award-winning 60 Minutes reporter comes the extraordinary story of the largest and most successful CIA operation in history-the arming of the Mujahideen in Afghanistan. After the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, pressure mounted for the Americans to support the Afghan resistance. Charlie Wilson, a maverick congressman from East Texas who sat on the powerful House Defense Appropriations Committee, persuaded his colleagues to allocate $10 million to fund the CIA's effort to arm the Mujahideen. Charlie Wilson's War tells the story of what became the largest covert operation in history; funding eventually grew to over $1 billion a year. The book includes an incredible cast of characters: Charlie, the charismatic, hard-partying congressman who raised eyebrows when traveling to Pakistan with unusual companions--one his personal belly dancer, another an ex-beauty q

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Very good An account of how the maverick congressman from east Texas worked with a rogue CIA operative to fund train Afghan anti-Soviet fighters in the 1980s.

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New York, New York 2003 Hard Cover 7th Printing Fine in Very Good+ jacket New, unread with hint of rub to lower edge of spine. DJ with light rubs and slight wrinkle to corners and ends of spine panel. Illus. with B&W photos at chapter headings and eight pages of glossy B&W photos. Incl. Source Notes and Index. (x) 550 pp.

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Reader copy; Collectible Ex-Public Library. COVERS AND PAGE CORNERS SHOW EXTENSIVE WEAR. FIRST EDITION. FIRST PRINTING. HEAVILY COCKED SPINE. SOME MIS-MATCHED EDGES. Library stamps & stickers. SAVE A TREE-BUY USED! !

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Charles Rue Woods NY 2002 Hard Cover w/ Cloth Spine 1st ed/5th Ptg Fine+ in Fine+ jacket 8vo-over 7 "-9 " tall. Light corner bumps on bottom corners. wrap has a couple of wrinkles at spine top and bottom and a scratch on back.

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Tan cloth boards lightly soiled. No Dust Jacket. First Edition with complete number line.

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New York, New York, U.S.A. 2003 Hard Cover First Edition, First Printing Very Good-/No Jacket 8vo-over 7?"-9?" tall 0871138549 Tan cloth boards lightly soiled. No Dust Jacket. First Edition with complete number line.

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