The incredible story of how Chiang Kai-shek's defeated army came to
dominate the Asian drug trade
After their defeat in China's civil war, remnants of Chiang
Kai-shek's armies took refuge in Burma before being driven into
Thailand and Laos. Based on recently declassified government
documents, "The Secret Army: Chiang Kai-shek and the Drug Warlords
of the Golden Triangle" reveals the shocking true story of what
happened after the Chinese Nationalists lost the revolution.
Supported by Taiwan, the CIA, and the Thai government, this former
army reinvented itself as an anti-communist mercenary force,
fighting into the 1980s, before eventually becoming the drug lords
who made the Golden Triangle a household name.
Offering a previously unseen look inside the post-war workings
of the Kuomintang army, historians Richard Gibson and Wen-hua Chen
explore how this fallen military group dominated the drug trade in
Southeast Asia for more than three decades.Based on recently
released, previously classified government documentsDraws on
interviews with active participants, as well as a variety of
Chinese, Thai, and Burmese written sourcesIncludes unique insights
drawn from author Richard Gibson's personal experiences with
anti-narcotics trafficking efforts in the Golden Triangle
A fascinating look at an untold piece of Chinese--and
drug-running--history, "The Secret Army" offers a revealing look
into the history of one of the most infamous drug cartels in
Asia.
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