{"product_id":"the-secret-army-paperback","title":"The Secret Army - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Michael Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWen H. Chen\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe incredible story of how Chiang Kai-shek's defeated army came to dominate the Asian drug trade\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard M. Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e earned a BS in 1965 and in 1966 an MA in history at San Jose State College, San Jose, California. As a Naval officer from 1966-71, he served aboard ships in the Gulf of Tonkin and taught history at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1971, Gibson joined the US Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer. His postings included Martinique, French West Indies, Burma and Japan. He speaks French, Thai, and Japanese fluently, and received the Department of States meritorious and superior honor awards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWen-hua Chen\u003c\/b\u003e earned a BA in Chinese literature from Tunghai University, Taiwan and an MA in oriental history at Hiroshima University, Japan. Chen also studied at Taiwan's prestigious Academia Sinica. In 1975, he began a career with the United Nations as a Chinese translator, working in both Bangkok, Thailand, and at UN Headquarters in New York. He retired in 2000 and has been pursuing various writing projects, publishing several works in Chinese language periodicals in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 8.11 x 5.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47278418854137,"sku":"9780470830185","price":37.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/YjI1U2EzRjFZZW1aOFpiS2RXYkhmQT09.webp?v=1769008251","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-secret-army-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}