Fighting Dirty: The Inside Story of Covert Operations From Ho Chi Minh to Osama Bin Laden (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

Recent events prove that we need to know more about terrorism and the forces designated to fight it. A foremost expert on guerrilla warfare presents, for the first time, a comprehensive investigation of covert military operations from Vietnam to Afghanistan. Among the discussions: the CIA handed out shoulder-fired antiaircraft missiles "like lollipops" to Osama bin Laden and other mujahadeen leaders. Plus: why the Russians failed in Afghanistan and how "fighting dirty" sometimes meant helping drug dealers to earn their support.