War in Karen Country

Almost forty years after returning to the United States from Vietnam journalist Thomas Bleming decides to journey to Southeast Asia to report on a little known but long-lasting war that has been raging between the Myanmar military and the Karen people since 1949. </P><P>Bleming expects to be in and out in a matter of weeks as he only wants to take some photos for a book that he's writing on the Karen National Liberation Army. But once inside rebel-occupied Myanmar he finds himself drawn into the struggle waged by the indigenous people. Bleming takes up arms and volunteers to fight the Karen people's enemy The Burmese Army. </P><P>What started off as a trip to satisfy his curiosity ends with Bleming fighting for his life and the freedom of the Karen people. Along the way he makes new friends and earns a top post in the Karen National Union eventually becoming a full-fledged member of the Karen National Liberation Army. </P><P>Journey to places where no Westerner has been before and learn about Bleming's mission to help an oppressed people that have been at war for nearly sixty years in <I>War in Karen Country. </I></P>