Orphans of the Cold War : America and the Tibetan struggle for survival

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".We also meet Gyalo Thondup, the Dalai Lama's older brother and perhaps Tibet's greatest behind-the-scenes activist; his equally dedicated brother Takster Rimpoche; Gyalo's lifelong friend and the unsung hero of the resistance, Lhamo Tsering; Gompo Tashi, the Khampa trader who unified his sometimes fractious countrymen to present an organized challenge to the Chinese; and the ordinary Tibetans who bravely returned to support their fellow insurgents inside Tibet.

orphans Of The Cold War Is The Vivid And Dramatic Account Of The Secret Struggle For Tibet. Drawing On Numerous Previously Classified Documents, Interviews And His Own Experience As A Cia Operations Officer In Charge Of American Covert Operations Inside Tibet, John Kenneth Knaus Offers A Sweeping Narrative That Races From Washington Embassies To Unmarked Planes Flying Over Uncharted Territory, From The Streets Of London And New York To The Peaks Of The Highest Mountains In The World. Knaus Takes Us Inside Never-before-revealed Negotiations And American Covert Operations Against The Chinese. He Gives Us Vivid Portraits Of The Many People Who Have Fought For - And Against - Tibetan Independence, Among Them The Dalai Lama, Who Struggled To Reconcile His Sympathy For His People's Resistance To Chinese Occupation Of Their Country With His Buddhist Commitment To Nonviolence. We Also Meet Gyalo Thondup, The Dalai Lama's Older Brother And Perhaps Tibet's Greatest Behind-the-scenes Activist; His Equally Dedicated Brother Takster Rimpoche; Gyalo's Lifelong Friend And The Unsung Hero Of The Resistance, Lhamo Tsering; Gompo Tashi, The Khampa Trader Who Unified His Sometimes Fractious Countrymen To Present An Organized Challenge To The Chinese; And The Ordinary Tibetans Who Bravely Returned To Support Their Fellow Insurgents Inside Tibet.

boston Globe

an Absorbing And Valuable Book...an Authoritative Account Of Largely Unknown Events In A Still Unresolved Struggle.

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.