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The cage : the fight for Sri Lanka and the last days of the Tamil Tigers / Gordon Weiss.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weiss, Gordon.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilian war casualties--Sri Lanka--History--21st century.
- Civilian war casualties.
- Sri Lanka--History--Civil War, 1983-2009.
- Sri Lanka.
- Sri Lanka--History--Civil War, 1983-2009--Atrocities.
- Sri Lanka--History--Civil War, 1983-2009--Casualties.
- Sri Lanka--Politics and government--21st century.
- Tamil̲īl̲a Viṭutalaippulikaḷ (Association).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (385 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bellevue Literary Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An incisive first account of the formation, history, and bloody dissolution of the rebel Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; Preface to the American Edition; Preface; 1. The Lion's Victory; 2. Paradise Found; 3. Paradise Lost; 4. The Tiger Revolt; 5. Convoy 11; 6. Inside the Cage; 7. The Struggle for Truth; 8. Managing the Siege; 9. The Watching World; 10. Aftermath; 11. Postmortem; Glossary; List of Acronyms; Timeline; Dramatis Personae; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Originally published: London : Bodley Head, 2011.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-934137-57-X
- OCLC:
- 809667419
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