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"In this bitter, tragic and disturbing saga, Asian scholar/journalist/photographer Hamilton-Merritt documents the horrible suffering endured by the Hmong since they were abandoned by the U.S. in 1975... Hamilton-Merritt's impressive study, one hopes, will lead to the belated U.S. recognition of responsibility for the plight of the Hmong." Publishers Weekly " ... compelling ... an absorbing book that will appeal to anyone with an interest in the 'secret' war in Laos and in the Hmong." The Wall Street Journal " ... a terrible, heartrending story of the savage and relentless Communist retributions against the Hmong for siding with the United States ... compassionate, richly detailed ..." San Francisco Chronicle " ... absolutely gripping, haunting, compelling ..." Journal of American History
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The name Hmong means 'free people' or 'those who must have their freedom and independence'. History records ancient Hmong homelands in China, a fiercely independent culture dating back to 2000 B.C., and centuries of oppression. Hmong have migrated southward out of China, and many have settled in the mountainous areas of Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. "Tragic Mountains" tells the story of the Lao Hmong Struggle for freedom and survival from 1940 to the present. During those years the Hmong sided with the French against the Japanese and the Viet Minh, and then with the Americans against the North Vietnamese. The staunchest of allies, the Hmong were America's foot soldiers in the brutal secret war for Laos. Since the war, abandoned by their American allies, the Lao Hmong have been subjected to a campaign of genocide by the North Vietnamese, including the consistent use of chemical and biological weapons. Many of those who try to flee to the lowlands or into Thailand are pushed back into the mountains to certain death. Jane Hamilton-Merritt, scholar and journalist, has followed the plight of the Hmong and the war in Indochina since 1960. She covered the 'secret war' in person, has interviewed both French and American combatants, and has studied the relationship between the war for Laos (the first domino) and the war for Vietnam. "Tragic Mountains" moves back and forth from the big picture of international diplomacy and power politics to the countless small villages and heroic engagements in the Laos jungle. It is the first major book about the United States and its major ally in Laos. It is also a story of courage, tenacity, brutality, incredible heroism by Hmong and Americans alike, international cynicism, betrayal, genocide, resilience, and (still) hope. "Tragic Mountains" is divided into eight parts: 'Fight for the Control of Indochina' (dealing solely with the French period of the war); 'Laos: The First Domino'; 'Secret War in Laos: The Johnson Years'; 'The Nixon-Kissinger Years'; "Peace' in Laos: the Communist Takeover'; 'The Lao Gulag'; 'New Military Age'; and, 'Wronged in War; Wronged in Peace', a summation of the Hmong plight.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This is an excellent book for anyone who wants to know what the Vietnam War was like from the perspectives of the Hmong people. Jane Hamilton-Merritt has done a wonderful job in "recording" a hidden part of history which would otherwise be lost if not for books like this.
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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01-13-98 TRAGIC MOUNTAINS IS THE ONLY TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE AMERICAN CIA SECRET WAR IN LAOS.DR.JANE HAMMILTON MERRITT IS A ASIA AND HMONG EXPERT WHO IS TRULY THE BEST FRIEND THE HMONG EVER HAD.TRAGIC MOUNTAINS LETS THE READER LOOK INTO THE KEYHOLE OF THAT LONGEST CIA COVERT OPERATION.DR JANE HAMILTON MERRITT HAS BEEN NOMINATED,AND SHOULD RECEIVE THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR HER OUTSTANDING WORK,STUDY,AND RESEARCH DURING THE VIETNAM/LAOS/CAMBODIAN WARS.AFTER ALL WE WERE NEVER ANYWHERE BUT VIETNAM....RIGHT???????????? I SALUTE DR. JANE HAMILTON MERRITT FOR BEING A WOMAN PHOTO JOURNALIST WHO SPENT HER WHOLE LIFE AND CAREER COVERING THE WARS IN S.E. ASIA,AS WELL AS BEING THE MAJOR SOURCE OF REFUGEE HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS FOR ETHNIC MINORITY NATIVE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.
3 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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What Laos, Thais, Vietnamise, Chiense has done to us Hmongs doesn't that we will stop fighting. Just because we don't have a land why can't we share like the Native's. Hmongs are stronger than ever now than in history. This book is about Laos, thais, vietnamese and chinese pushing us away and finally we resettle in the u.s. but there are alot more hmongs in the reguee camps.
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