Into Tibet - The CIA's First Atomic Spy and His Secret Expedition to Lhasa

< div> Into Tibet is the incredible story of a 1949-1950 American undercover expedition led by Americas first atomic agent, Douglas S. Mackiernan -- a covert attempt to arm the Tibetans and to recognize Tibets independence months before China invaded. Thomas Laird reveals how the clash between the State Department and the CIA, as well as unguided actions by field agents, hastened the Chinese invasion of Tibet. A gripping narrative of survival, courage, and intrigue among the nomads, princes, and warring armies of inner Asia, Into Tibet rewrites the accepted history behind the Chinese invasion of Tibet. 8 pages of black-and-white photographs are featured.< /div>

Summary

Into Tibet is the incredible story of a 1949-1950 American undercover expedition led by America's first atomic agent, Douglas S. Mackiernan -- a covert attempt to arm the Tibetans and to recognize Tibet's independence months before China invaded. Thomas Laird reveals how the clash between the State Department and the CIA, as well as unguided actions by field agents, hastened the Chinese invasion of Tibet. A gripping narrative of survival, courage, and intrigue among the nomads, princes, and warring armies of inner Asia, Into Tibet rewrites the accepted history behind the Chinese invasion of Tibet. 8 pages of black-and-white photographs are featured.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Laird, Laird Thomas
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.04.2003
• EAN: 9780802139993
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-3999-3
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 524 g
• Illustrations: 8 pages of b&w photographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Tibet, History, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, c 1950 to c 1959, Relating to specific and significant cultural interests, CULTURAL HERITAGE / Asian / General