| Description |
xiii, 299 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Carter and Brezhnev in the Valley of Decision -- 2. Anwar al-Sadat -- 3. Zia al-Haq -- 4. Deng Xiaoping -- 5. Recruiters, Trainers, Trainees and Assorted Spooks -- 6. Donors, Bankers and Profiteers -- 7. Poppy Fields, Killing Fields and Druglords -- 8. Russia: Bitter Aftertaste and Reluctant Return -- 9. The Contagion Spreads: Egypt and the Maghreb -- 10. The Contagion Spreads: The Assault on America -- 11. More contagion: the Philippines -- App. I. Press Release From United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, November 4, 1998 -- App. II. The Resolution of the CPSU Central Committee |
| Summary |
To oppose the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 the United States formed an extraordinary anti-communist alliance with militant Islamic forces in South Asia. In this controversial book John Cooley provides the first behind-the-scenes account of this alliance and of how the CIA planned and ran the holy war in Afghanistan |
| Analysis |
International relations |
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United States |
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Islam |
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Terrorism |
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Afghanistan |
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Philippines |
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History |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1999 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
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Espionage, American -- Islamic countries.
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Terrorism.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations -- Afghanistan.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100158
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Afghanistan -- Foreign relations -- United States.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114096
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| LC no. |
2001265765 2001277294 |
| ISBN |
0745316921 cased |
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0745316913 paperback |
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