description: 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 recounts the repercussions of that covert operation.
language: English
title: Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
titlecomplete: Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
genres: Biography, Military History, History, Politics, American History, Espionage, War, Nonfiction, Military Fiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 9098
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Audie Award
category: Nonfiction, Unabridged
publisher: Blackstone Pub