{"product_id":"directorate-s-9780718194499","title":"Directorate S","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the the National Book Critics Circle Award for Non-Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Spellbinding  ... a magisterial account of the great tragedy of our age ... it is a classic'' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''In the finest traditions of American investigative journalism'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Spectacular ... makes Bourne movies pale in comparison'' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize winning of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eGhost Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, this is the full story of America''s grim involvement in the affairs of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2016. In the wake of the terrible shock of 9\/11, the C.I.A. scrambled to work  out how to destroy Bin Laden and his associates.  The C.I.A. had long  familiarity with Afghanistan and had worked closely with the Taliban to  defeat the Soviet Union there.  A tangle of assumptions, old contacts,  favours and animosities were now reactivated.  Superficially the  invasion was quick and efficient, but Bin Laden''s successful escape,  toget\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery assertion is carefully sourced and checked. This book is in the finest traditions of American investigative journalism. Coll is the thinking man's Michael Wolff. -- Sherard Cowper-Coles * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eA masterful and entertaining account ... the story is delivered with a literary prowess that has been absent in previous western accounts of America's longest running war -- Rafia Zakaria * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eSpectacular ... Directorate S has a cast of characters that makes Bourne movies pale in comparison -- Demetri Sevastopulo * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eImpressively detailed, stylishly crafted and authoritative... as gloomy as it is compelling * Economist *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404110176599,"sku":"9780718194499","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780718194499.jpg?v=1730485452","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/directorate-s-9780718194499","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}