Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
Author: Coll, Steve
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
11.8
Points
52.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
238615
Points per Word
0.000218
Page Count
712
Points per Page
0.073034
Description
This book reveals the CIA's and other foreign intelligence agencies' covert operations in Afghanistan, from the Soviet invasion in 1979 through the summer of 2001, discussing how their efforts helped bin Laden build his global organization of terrorists.