Ghost Wars
The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
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Ghost Wars
Narrated by:
Malcolm Hillgartner
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Narrated by:
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Malcolm Hillgartner
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Steve Coll
About this listen
With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents to capture or kill Bin Laden in Afghanistan after 1998.
Critic Reviews
“Certainly the finest historical narrative so far on the origins of al Qaeda in the post-Soviet rubble of Afghanistan . . . Ghost Wars provides fresh details and helps explain the motivations behind many crucial decisions.” —The New York Times Book Review
“The CIA itself would be hard put to beat his grasp of global events . . . Deeply satisfying.” —The New York Review of Books
“A well written, authoritative, high-altitude drama with few heroes, many villains, bags of cash, and a tragic ending—one that may not have been inevitable.” —The Washington Post
“The CIA itself would be hard put to beat his grasp of global events . . . Deeply satisfying.” —The New York Review of Books
“A well written, authoritative, high-altitude drama with few heroes, many villains, bags of cash, and a tragic ending—one that may not have been inevitable.” —The Washington Post
It is a shame because it spoiled the experience.
Ghost Wars
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Story (1): The story of this book minus the introduction almost follows a bottom-up approach, bombarding you with immense amount of information. The introduction on the other hand takes a top-down approach and gives you the big picture before diving to details in the following chapters. Given the reader/listener may not know the topic or fine details discussed in the book, it may come across as extremely long and hard to follow.
Story (2): This book seems to be very well researched and provides you with a lot of information. However, it may not be easy to digest them if you are not already familiar with the Middle East history and politics. If that is the case, I would suggest to listen/read to "Games Without Rules: The Often-Interrupted History of Afghanistan" also available at Audible first and then attempt this book.
Gives more info that you ever need to know :)
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Only let down by some minor but irritating editing issues with the recording.
Epic journalism
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still definitely worth listening to, given the excellent work of the author and the narrator.
brilliant book - bad editing.
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Insightful even if not historically complete
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