Ghost wars : the secret history of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet invasion to September 10, 2001 / Steve Coll.
| Author/creator | Coll, Steve |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Penguin Books, 2004. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xvii, 712 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Supplemental Content | Click here to view book |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Blood brothers -- The one-eyed man was king -- The distant enemy. |
| Contents | Accounts receivable September 1996 -- Blood brothers: November 1979 to February 1989: We're going to die here; Lenin taught us; Go raise hell; I loved Osama; Don't make it our war; Who is this Massoud?; Terrorists will own the world; Inshallah, you will know my plans; We won -- One-eyed man was king: March 1989 to December 1997: Serious risks; Rogue elephant; We are in danger; Friend of your enemy; Maintain a prudent distance; New generation; Slowly, slowly sucked into it; Dangling the carrot; We couldn't indict him; We're keeping these Stingers; Does America need the CIA? -- The distant enemy: January 1998 to September 10, 2001: You are to capture him alive; Kingdom's interests; We are at war; Let's just blow the thing up; Manson family; That unit disappeared; You crazy white guys; Is there any policy?; Daring me to kill them; What face will Omar show to God?; Many Americans are going to die; What an unlucky country. |
| General note | "Updated with new documents from the 9/11 Commission"--Cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 667-679) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Coll, Steve. Ghost wars. New York, NY : Penguin Books, 2004 9780141020808 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9781429513654 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Digital Editions) |
| ISBN | 1429513659 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Digital Editions) |
| ISBN | 9781429521000 (electronic bk. ; Mobipocket Reader) |
| ISBN | 1429521007 (electronic bk. ; Mobipocket Reader) |
| ISBN | (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781101221433 |
| ISBN | 1101221437 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |