Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent...

Charlie Wilson's War was a publishing sensation and a New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times bestseller. In the early 1980s, a Houston socialite turned the attention of maverick Texas congressman Charlie Wilson to the ragged band of Afghan "freedom fighters" who continued, despite overwhelming odds, to fight the Soviet invaders. Wilson, who sat on the all-powerful House Appropriations Committee, managed to procure hundreds of millions of dollars to support the mujahideen. The arms were secretly procured and distributed with the help of an out-of-favor CIA operative, Gust Avrokotos, whose working-class Greek-American background made him an anomaly among the Ivy League world of American spies. Avrakotos handpicked a staff of CIA outcasts to run his operation and, with their help, continually stretched the Agency's rules to the breaking point. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol, to secret chambers at Langley, to arms-dealers' conventions, to the Khyber Pass, this book presents an astonishing chapter of our recent past, and the key to understanding what helped trigger the sudden collapse of the Soviet Union and ultimately led to the emergence of a brand-new foe in the form of radical Islam. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-23-2009; Gonzo, Important, and LONG; It has happened to me a few times in life that I've gotten into a car as a passenger, only to find out within minutes that the driver was reckless, intoxicated, or both. The subsequent ride provided a lot more excitement than was...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-04-2009; Warning: Do Not Read This Book If You Are Allergic To Facts!; This book is to put it simply brilliant. The author manages to create a compelling and balanced story about one of the most significant chapters in recent history. Throughout the whole book I was torn. Mr. Wilson's inherent...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-08-2009; Shock and Awe - at the way our government works; I read this book after hearing people talk about the movie over Christmas parties. I broke a rule and watched the movie as I read the book. If you thought the movie was wild - you have to read the book. The stuff this guy got away...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-27-2009; Interesting, but way too long; This is a very interesting book filled with an insiders look into the CIA and covert operations. That said, it was hard for me - a book worm - to finish this book because it kept meandering all over the place with no clear, central...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-23-2009; Gonzo, Important, and LONG; It has happened to me a few times in life that I've gotten into a car as a passenger, only to find out within minutes that the driver was reckless, intoxicated, or both. The subsequent ride provided a lot more excitement than was...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-27-2009; Interesting, but way too long; This is a very interesting book filled with an insiders look into the CIA and covert operations. That said, it was hard for me - a book worm - to finish this book because it kept meandering all over the place with no clear, central...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-22-2008; Poorly written, excrutiatingly detailed; This book was really interesting at first, but I couldn't keep reading beyond a few hundred pages. The author keeps saying the same things over and over and over again (I got it, Charlie Wilson was tall and good looking, Gust was...; read full review | report as inappropriate