Buddha's warriors
Subtitle: the story of the CIA-backed Tibetan freedom fighters, the Chinese invasion, and the ultimate fall of Tibet
By: Mikel Dunham.
Publisher: J.P. Tarcher
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 433
ISBN-13: 9781585423484
Subjects: Tibet (China) -- History -- 1951-; Tibet (China) -- Politics and government -- 1951-
Other titles: Story of the CIA-backed Tibetan freedom fighters, the chinese invasion, and the ultimate fall of Tibet
Description: Examines life in Tibet prior to, during, and after the Chinese takeover and profiles the peaceful Buddhist monks who became warriors--with the assistance of the CIA--to battle Mao's forces.
Notes: "Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama"--Jacket.

Gift of Henry G. Schwarz.

Includes bibliographical references (418-423) and index.
Table of contents: title: Leopard cubs; title: Rahula draws his bow; title: Shotgun wedding; title: Treacherous waters; title: Bloodbath and the bodhi tree; title: Gompo Tashi and the CIA; title: Tibetans from the sky; title: Poison eaters; title: New hopes and new devastations; title: Last stand.