Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times
New York: Grove Press / Grove Atlantic, 2003. Paperback. 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. The congressman became passionate about their cause..... More
