Search results
People also ask
What is Charlie Wilson's war about?
Who wrote Charlie Wilson's War?
What is the best study guide for Charlie Wilson's War?
Is Charlie Wilson's war based on a true story?
Charlie Wilson’s War, also subtitled The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History, is a 2003 novel by George Crile III. It covers the background of U.S. Representative Charlie Wilson and his role in giving assistance to the allied Afghan Mujahideen during the period of the Soviet war that took place in Afghanistan.
Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History (later titled Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times) is a 2003 book by George Crile III.
- George Crile, Christopher Lane
- 2003
Jan 1, 2003 · George Crile’s thorough and incredibly fascinating book “Charlie Wilson’s War” examines in thorough detail the decade-long attempt by Wilson to almost single-handedly push for the largest covert operation in the history of the CIA, which also turned out to be the single most successful CIA operation in history.
- (9.3K)
- Paperback
Charlie Wilson's War Summary & Study Guide includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis, quotes, character descriptions, themes, and more.
Dec 1, 2007 · “Charlie Wilson’s War shines the light on a gripping story of international intrigue, booze, drugs, sex, high society and arms deals. The last great battle of the Cold War was anything but a typical CIA program.” —Lucas Everidge, Politics Now
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....
In the late 1980s, Crile began the research and reporting on the Afghan War that led to his 2003 best-selling book, Charlie Wilson's War, which tells the story of how the United States...
