| Orphans of the Cold War: America and the Tibetan Struggle for Survival Revised Edition Contributor(s): Knaus, John Kenneth (Author) |
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ISBN: 1891620851 ISBN-13: 9781891620850 Publisher: PublicAffairs OUR PRICE: $24.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2000 Annotation: Until last year, no one knew of the CIA's covert operations in Tibet, of the tragic details of the Tibetans' courage, faith, and ultimate abandonment. Only one person could tell that gripping story: John Kenneth Knaus, the 44-year veteran of the CIA who actually ran the covert actions into Tibet in the 1950s and 1960s -- Orphans of the Cold War is Knaus's brilliant and groundbreaking history of one of America's most secret operations. Published to glowing reviews, Orphans of the Cold War is "an absorbing and valuable book...an authoritative account of largely unknown events in a still unresolved struggle". (The Boston Globe) It is a must for anyone who cares about the fate of the Dalai Lama and his nation and "essential reading for all those who follow great maneuverings on this shadowy and historic battlefield". |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Asia - China |
| Dewey: 951 |
| Lexile Measure: 1550 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.25 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - East Asian - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For decades, the United States ran covert operations into Tibet in an attempt to help Tibetan exiles take back their country from the Chinese. These operations have never been disclosed--until now. |