Wrestling with Asia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781923568112)

If you're captivated by the Vietnam War, Southeast Asian history, or Australia's role in the region, this gripping and revelatory book is a must-read.

Step behind the headlines and into the real world of intelligence operations, political maneuvering, and the men who shaped modern Asia.

Inside, you'll uncover explosive insights into:

• The Vietnam War - and why it mattered far beyond the battlefield.

• Ted Serong, the CIA, and the secretive Phoenix Program.

• The dramatic rise and fall of Soeharto.

• Bob Santamaria, the Pacific Institute, and the birth of the Asia Pacific Community.

• The foundations of ASEAN and APEC - and the power struggles behind them.

• The emergence of radical Islam.

Follow Frank through the war-torn jungles of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia... through covert zones in Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines... and into the inner circles of influence in the region's most exotic capitals.

As Frank recalls:

"I was totally my own boss. Santamaria handed me a bag full of money and said, 'Go and report.'"

And Ted Serong declared:

"I'll run the war. You run the politics. Keep me informed - and build the regional Southeast Asian architecture."

Part spy story, part political thriller, and entirely true - this is history as you've never read it before.