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Author Hamilton-Merritt, Jane.

Title Tragic mountains : the Hmong, the Americans, and the secret wars for Laos, 1942-1992 / Jane Hamilton-Merritt.

Publication Info. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1993]
©1993

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 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  959.4 HAMILTIN-MERRITT    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  959.4 H18    Check Shelf
Description xxviii, 580 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [541]-558)and index.
Summary Examines the Hmong's struggle for freedom and survival from 1942 to the present.
Contents Pt. 1. The Fight for the Control of Indochina. 1. Massacre on the Mekong. 2. The Time of the Fackee. 3. The Rise of the Viet Minh. 4. The Time of the Viet Minh -- Pt. 2. Laos: The First Domino. 5. The Time of the Americans. 6. Camelot and the Land of Oz. 7. The Charade of Neutralization -- Pt. 3. Secret War in Laos: The Johnson Years. 8. CIA Operations at Long Chieng. 9. Widening of the "Secret War" 10. Phou Pha Thi Falls, "the Alamo" Holds. 11. Hmong in the Skies. 12. Vang Pao Goes to Washington -- Pt. 4. The Nixon-Kissinger Years. 13. Men of Courage. 14. The U.S. Betrays the Hmong. 15. Lima Lima. 16. Kissinger and Guerrilla Diplomacy. 17. Bouam Loung, SKY Border Base. 18. War Bloodies the Land of Oz. 19. The Siege of Long Chieng -- Pt. 5. "Peace" In Laos: The Communist Takeover. 20. The Last Americans. 21. An Ominous Lull. 22. "Wipe Them Out!" -- Pt. 6. The Lao Gulag. 23. Exodus. 24. Chao Fa: Mystical Warriors. 25. Holocaust in the Hills. 26. The Giant Slays Sin Sai's Soldiers.
Pt. 7. A New Military Age. 27. "A Conspiracy of Silence" 28. "Yellow Rain" and World Councils. 29. Wronged by the Media -- Pt. 8. Wronged in War; Wronged in Peace. 30. Burial in Montana. 31. Abused and Abandoned. 32. Requiem.
Subject Hmong (Asian people) -- Wars.
Hmong (Asian people) -- Government policy -- Laos.
Hmong (Asian people) -- History -- 20th century.
Laos -- Politics and government.
Laos -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN 0253327318 alkaline paper
9780253327314 alkaline paper
0253207568 paperback alkaline paper
9780253207562 paperback alkaline paper
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