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88 DAYS TO KANDAHAR

A CIA Diary

Robert L. Grenier

The director of the American-Afghan war describes how he orchestrated the defeat of the Taliban in the region by forging separate alliances with warlords, Taliban dissidents, and the Pakistani intelligence service

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ISBN: 9781476712086
Pagina's: 464
Verschenen: 26-01-2016
Rubriek: Historische biografieën

Druk: 1
Uitvoering: Paperback
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: SIMON & SCHUSTER

Tomorrow to Be Brave

The only woman to serve in the French Foreign Legion describes how in 1940, she abandoned her privileged world to join the Free French, her work as driver for--and lover of--General Koenig of the Foreign Legion, and her heroism during the siege of Bir Hakeim and the battle against Rommel's forces.

She Got Up Off the Couch

A continuation of the best-selling memoir, A Girl Named Zippy, follows the story of her mother, Delonda, who reinvents her life by learning to drive, returning to college, and losing fifty pounds, achievements that coincide with Zippy's ongoing quest to work out the dynamic of their nuclear family.

Infidel

The author recounts the story of her life, from her traditional Muslim childhood in Somalia and escape from a forced marriage to her efforts to promote women's rights while surviving numerous threats to her safety.