When the People's Republic of China invaded Tibet in 1959, over 100,000 Tibetans fled into Nepal, Bhutan and India. From eastern Tibet came the Khampa Tibetans, men with tassles of red yarn braided in their hair, and a daggar hanging at their side, which they readily use if the need arises. Swift as the wind on horseback and skilled as fighters, the Khampa have for centuries struck fear into the hearts of Tibet's invaders...