The Reluctant Warlord

<p><strong>A compelling memoir of an Asian drug lord and his battle for the people of Myanmar.</strong></p><p>Khun Sa rose to power in the war torn jungles of Burma to become the world's opium king of organized crime with a $2 million bounty on his head. He was also an astute military commander of a 30000 man army defending the Shan people from slavery by a brutal Myanmar dictatorship.</p><p>This is the first detailed account of Khun Sa's entire life. It connects the warlord to historic world events including the Vietnam War and uncovers a lamentable saga of global corruption greed and a conspiracy between governments the CIA and drug lords.</p><p>Author and filmmaker Patrick King recounts his unique relationship with the warlord and the bizarre world in which he lived - a 'Rambo' special forces colonel ruthless mercenaries a wild bunch of politicians drug cartels a blonde heiress English lords and even shoes for Princess Diana - this story has it all.</p>