Tragic Mountains
Subtitle: The Hmong, the Americans, and the Secret Wars for Laos, 1942-1992
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: December 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 580
ISBN-13: 9780253207562
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Warfare & Defence; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; Second World War, 1939-1945; Asia - Southeast Asia; Military - Vietnam War; History - Military / War; 20th century; Government policy; History; Hmong (Asian people); Laos; Wars; History: World
First sentence: The Hmong have a 4,000-year-old culture which treasures concepts of honor, commitment, loyalty, and freedom.