{"product_id":"the-secret-army-richard-michael-gibson-9780470830185","title":"The Secret Army","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe incredible story of how Chiang Kai-shek's defeated army came to dominate the Asian drug trade\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Army: Chiang Kai-shek and the Drug Warlords of the Golden Triangle\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffering 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on recently released, previously classified government documents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on interviews with active participants, as well as a variety of Chinese, Thai, and Burmese written sources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes unique insights drawn from author Richard Gibson's personal experiences with anti-narcotics trafficking efforts in the Golden Triangle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA fascinating look at an untold piece of Chinese--and drug-running--history, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Army\u003c\/i\u003e offers a revealing look into the history of one of the most infamous drug cartels in Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Michael Gibson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0470830182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470830185\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.11h x 5.72w x 1.07d","brand":"Richard Michael Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988161659135,"sku":"9780470830185","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_779903e9-565e-488c-9bbd-c1a0559b0c83.jpg?v=1683292974","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-secret-army-richard-michael-gibson-9780470830185","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}