{"product_id":"the-cias-secret-war-in-tibet","title":"The CIA's Secret War in Tibet","description":"\u003cp\u003eDefiance against Chinese oppression has been a defining characteristic of Tibetan life for more than four decades  symbolized most visibly by the much revered Dalai Lama. But the story of Tibetan resistance weaves a far richer tapestry than anyone might have imagined.  Kenneth Conboy and James Morrison reveal how Americas Central Intelligence Agency encouraged Tibets revolt against Chinaand eventually came to control its fledgling resistance movement. While the CIAs presence in Tibet has been alluded to in other works  the authors provide the first comprehensive  as well as most compelling account of this little known agency enterprise.  The CIAs Secret War in Tibet takes readers from training camps in the Colorado Rockies to the scene of clandestine operations in the Himalayas  chronicling the agencys help in securing the Dalai Lamas safe passage to India and subsequent initiation of one of the most remote covert campaigns of the Cold War. Establishing a rebel army in the northern Nepali kingdom of Mustang and a para-commando force in India designed to operate behind Chinese lines  Conboy and Morrison provide previously unreported details about secret missions undertaken in extraordinarily harsh conditions. Their book greatly expands on previous memoirs by CIA officials by putting virtually every major agency participant on record with details of clandestine operations. It also calls as witnesses the people who managed and fought in the programincluding Tibetan and Nepalese agents  Indian intelligence officers  and even mission aircrews.  Conboy and Morrison take pains to tell the story from all perspectives  particularly that of the former Tibetan guerrillas  many of whom have gone on record here for the first time. The authors also tell how Tibet led America and India to become secret partners over the course of several presidential administrations and cite dozens of Indian and Tibetan intelligence documents directly related to these covert operations. Ultimately  they are persuasive that the Himalayan operations were far more successful as a proving ground for CIA agents who were later reassigned to southeast Asia than as a staging ground for armed rebellion.  As the movement for Tibetan liberation continues to attract international support  Tibets status remains a contentious issue in both Washington and Beijing. This book takes readers inside a covert war fought with Tibetan blood and U. S. sponsorship and allows us to better understand the true nature of that controversy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985054920757,"sku":"ByrdShop_0700611592","price":212.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780700611591.jpg?v=1770844708","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-cias-secret-war-in-tibet","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}