Into Tibet: The CIA's First Atomic Spy and His Secret Expedition to Lhasa

Into Tibet is the incredible story of a 1949–1950 American undercover expedition led by America's first atomic agent, Douglas S. Mackiernan—a covert attempt to arm the Tibetans and to recognize Tibet's independence months before China invaded.

A Nepal-based American journalist reveals how the clash between the State Department and the CIA, as well as unguided actions by fie...