Ghost Wars (Signed First Edition, First Printing)

Coll, Steve

ISBN 10: 1594200076 / ISBN 13: 9781594200076

Published by The Penguin Press, 2004

About this Item

Signed First Edition, First Printing of this detailed, Pulitzer Prize winning study of the connection between U.S.-supported covert operations to support resistance to Soviet domination of Afghanistan in the late 1970s and early 1980s and the emergence of radical groups of fighters -- most prominently the Taliban and Osama Bin Laden's al Qaeda -- that would later stand in violent opposition to the United States. Signed and dated (Sept. 28, 2004) by Steve Coll on the title page. 695 pages. Lacks a front endpaper, has some rubbing on the bottom edge of the boards, and the dust jacket is price clipped. Minimal sign of actual use.

Seller Inventory # 016701

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ghost Wars (Signed First Edition, First Printing)
• Publisher: The Penguin Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594200076
• ISBN 13: 9781594200076
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Provides a comprehensive overview of the CIA's and other covert agencies' operations in Afghanistan, from the Soviet invasion in 1979 through the summer of 2001, detailing the rise of the Taliban and bin Laden, the secret efforts of the CIA to capture or kill bin Laden since 1998, and their failure to stop bin Laden, al Qaeda, and the events of September 11th.

About the Author

Steve Coll, winner of a 1990 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism, has been managing editor of the Washington Post since 1998 and covered Afghanistan as the Post's South Asia bureau chief between 1989 and 1992. Coll is the author of four books, including On the Grand Trunk Road and The Taking of Getty Oil.