Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and Bin Laden

图书标准信息

• 作者 Steve Coll 著
• 出版社 Penguin
• 出版时间 2005-03
• ISBN 9780141020808
• 定价 154.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 736页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Thenews-breakingbookthathassentschockwavesthroughtheWhiteHouse,GhostWarsisthemostaccurateandrevealingaccountyetoftheCIA'ssecretinvolvementinal-Qaeada'sevolution.Prize-winningjournalistSteveCollhasspentyearsreportingfromtheMiddleEast,accessedpreviouslyclassifiedgovernmentfilesandinterviewedseniorUSofficialsandforeignspymasters.HerehegivesthefullinsidestoryoftheCIA'scovertfundingofanIslamicjihadagainstSovietforcesinAfghanistan,exploreshowthissowedtheseedsofbnLaden'srise,traceshowhebuilthisglobalnetworkandbringstolifethedramaticbattleswithintheUSgovernmentovernationalsecurity.Aboveall,helaysbareAmericanintelligence'scontinualfailuretograsptherisingthreatofterrrorismintheyearsleadingto9/11-anditsdevastatingconsequences.

【作者简介】

SteveColl,winnerofa1990PulitzerPrizeforexplanatoryjournalism,hasbeenmanagingeditoroftheWashingtonPostsince1998andcoveredAfghanistanasthePost'sSouthAsiabureauchiefbetween1989and1992.Collistheauthoroffourbooks,includingOntheGrandTrunkRoadandTheTakingofGettyOil.