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Der letzte Chindit
Der letzte Chindit: Der geheime Opiumkrieg der CIA im Goldenen Dreieck | Peter Balsiger
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Antoine Steiner glaubt das Leben zu kennen. Es hat ihn von Abenteuer zu Abenteuer gefhrt. Vom Kriegsreporter in Vietnam und Biafra in die Glitzerwelt der Casinos von Las Vegas, von den Handelsrumen der Brsen an einen paradiesischen Ort am Indischen Ozean. Er ahnt nicht, dass ihm das grte Abenteuer seines Lebens noch bevorsteht: Als sein bester Freund im Goldenen Dreieck Burmas, dem grten Opium-Anbaugebiet der Welt, spurlos verschwindet, erhlt er den Auftrag, Joachim zu suchen. Es ist eine "Mission Impossible". Sein Weg fhrt ihn ber gefhrliche Dschungelpfade in ein Gebiet, in dem brutale Banden, kriegerische Bergstmme und korrupte Drogenbarone um die Macht und das Opium kmpfen. Allen voran der grausame und mchtige chinesische Warlord Xu, gegen den Joachim kmpft und in dessen Visier bald auch Antoine gert. Eine Vernderung bahnt sich an, als die franzsische Journalistin Claire Antoine im Dschungel aufsprt. Er ist inzwischen der "Chindit", der "Lwe", wie die Shan-Stmme ihren militrischen Anfhrer nennen. Doch Gefhle machen selbst einen Lwen verwundbar, und der Warlord Xu hat ihm ewige Rache geschworen ...
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Jari-chan
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Mehso-so

This book was my choice for #TurnUpTheBooks and on ok read. The setting and the historical background is pretty interesting, and I wished there would've been more of it. The story itself is somewhat based on the authors own experiences during the Vietnam War, but sadly has too much of a Rambo touch. There's also no real climax and story just happens without involving the reader very much. ⬇

Jari-chan This shows that the author is more used to write newspaper articles than novels. With a bit more training Balsiger could become a good writer with many stories to tell. This book shows us that he has the basics and surely can work it up from there.

@AkashaVampie
2y
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Jari-chan
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Hello July!

For #roll100 I got the last book by Jakob Arjouni I haven't read yet. I needed to buy the audio book second hand and hope it'll arrive soon. Meanwhile, I'm still reading Dune, which was my June roll 😄

#TurnUpTheBooks was a hard one. I got My Friends Over You by New Found Glory and had to check so many books to find something at least fit a little. I now go with The Last Chindit ⬇

Jari-chan since he MC goes out looking for his friend, not knowing if he's dead or alive.
I've also finished the book by Dennis Lehane and will post the review as soon as I got down to it 😅

@Puddlejumper @@AkashaVampie
2y
PuddleJumper You're doing great! I've given up on Dune so many times 😅 2y
Jari-chan @PuddleJumper If it's not fir you, you don't have to force it upon you - there are many other books out there to be read 😁 2y
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