Fueled by a maverick Texas congressman and a rogue CIA agent, it was the last battle of the Cold War. The most successful covert operation in the Agency's history gave billions of dollars to the Afghan freedom fighters struggling against the Soviets. But the scheme backfired, resulting in the rise of militant Islam. The movie stars Tom Hanks and Oscar-nominated Philip Seymour Hoffman. "This covert-ops chronicle is practically impossible to put down... superb."—Publishers Weekly