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Charlie Wilson's War Abridged: The Extraordinary Story Of The Largest Covert Operation In History [ABRIDGED]

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George Crile's Charlie Wilson's War is a well written and meticulously researched account of how a scandal plagued, rule bending East Texas Congressman teamed up with an unorthodox CIA operative to deliver US military aid and assistance to the Afghans fighting the Red Army after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979.

This is really fascinating stuff. If this was fiction it would probably be dismissed as unrealistic, improbable fantasy. But it's all true.

Great book. Highly recommended. The author is a good writer with a style that lends itself to the spoken word. The narrator of this audio book has a very good narrative style that is easy to listen to and follow along with. That's a real plus since this audio book abridgement of Crile's book is still longer than most unabridged audio books.

I have a 40 minute highway commute to and from work and I generally pass the time listening to audio books. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.

I can't follow it. Maybe it's just me. After five discs, I quit.