Into Tibet

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

Nonfiction, History, Military, Nuclear Warfare, Asian, Asia, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: Thomas Laird ISBN: 9780802196620
Publisher: Grove Atlantic Publication: December 1, 2007
Imprint: Grove Press Language: English
Author: Thomas Laird
ISBN: 9780802196620
Publisher: Grove Atlantic
Publication: December 1, 2007
Imprint: Grove Press
Language: English

A “fascinating” story of espionage that “fills a blank space in the hidden history of the Cold War” (Houston Chronicle).

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.

A Nepal-based American journalist 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.

“A gripping tale.” —The Washington Post

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A “fascinating” story of espionage that “fills a blank space in the hidden history of the Cold War” (Houston Chronicle).

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.

A Nepal-based American journalist 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.

“A gripping tale.” —The Washington Post

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