Contents

Introduction

Part 1: The Road to 1967

1. Secret Games: Spies, Soldiers and the Opening Gambit

2. In the Shadow of the Dragon: The War Moves East

3. Protests, Disagreements and a Temporary Truce: Advantage China

Part 2: The Battles of Nathu La and Cho La

4. China’s Psychological Tactics: Softening Up the Enemy Before the Storm

5. 1966–67: Warriors Arrive at the Watershed

6. The Tipping Point: A Tale of Spies and a Breach at the Watershed

7. Hellfire at Nathu La

8. The Battle of Cho La

Part 3: Epilogue

After the Watershed Battles

Notes

Appendices

Acknowledgements