Indeholder beretningen om det "whiskey-bællende, pigeglade og skandaleombruste" kongresmedlem Charlie Wilson fra Texas og hans deltagelse i en sammensværgelse med en uregerlig CIA-agent under gennemførelsen i en af USA's største og mest succesfulde dæk-operationer i det af Sovje…
Describes how, after the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, maverick Texas congressman Charlie Wilson persuaded his colleagues to fund the CIA's efforts to arm the mujahideen and the repercussions of the covert operation.
Charlie Wilson's penchant for cocktails and beauty-contest winners was well known, but in the early 1980s, the dilettante congressman quietly conducted one of the most successful covert operations in US history. Using his seat on the House Appropriations Committee, Wilson channe…
In a little over a decade, two events have transformed the world: the collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise of militant Islam. This book is the story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the new jihad. The author tells how Charlie Wilson, a maverick congr…