Ghost Wars by Steve Coll First Edition

First Edition, First printing.

Details the secret history of the CIA in Afghanistan from the 1979 Soviet invasion to 9/11, revealing how U.S. covert support for anti-Soviet jihad inadvertently fueled Mujahideen radicalization, facilitated Osama bin Laden's rise with al-Qaeda, and ultimately led to devastating intelligence failures in preventing the 9/11 attacks.