The Secret Army

Richard Michael Gibson 지음

Wiley 2011년 08월 04일 출간

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The incredible story of how Chiang Kai-shek's defeated army came to dominate the Asian drug tradeAfter 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 TriangleA fascinating look at an untold piece of Chinesem-and drug-runningm-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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Introduction: Two Young Chinese Soldiers viiGlossary of Key Players xiiiList of Abbreviations xviiChapter 1: Retreat from Yunnan 1Chapter 2: Sorting Things Out in Tachilek 15Chapter 3: Lieutenant General Li Mi 29Chapter 4: Li Mi and His American Friends 45Chapter 5: Li Mi's Yunnan Anticommunist National Salvation Army 57Chapter 6: Attacking Yunnan 69Chapter 7: Washington Opts Out 87Chapter 8: Li Mi's Army Settles into Burma 97Chapter 9: Washington Cuts Its Losses 113Chapter 10: Southern Strategy and Karen Allies 121Chapter 11: The Road to the United Nations 131Chapter 12: The United Nations vs. KMT Duplicity 139Chapter 13: First Evacuation from Burma 153Chapter 14: Liu Yuan-lin's Yunnan Anticommunist Volunteer Army 165Chapter 15: A Resurgent KMT 181Chapter 16: Operation Mekong: Sino-Burmese Forces Rout the KMT 191Chapter 17: Air Battle Over Burma and American Weapons 205Chapter 18: The Second KMT Evacuation 213Chapter 19: Removing KMT Remnants from Laos 225Chapter 20: Nationalist Chinese Armies in Thailand 235Chapter 21: Thailand&-s Troublesome Guests 251Chapter 22: Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense 265Chapter 23: Resettlement in Thailand 281Chapter 24: Soldiering on for Thailand 293Chapter 25: Postscript 305Bibliography 309Index 329

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저자(글) Richard Michael Gibson