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Military Strategy In The Indonesian Revolution: Nasution's 'Total People's War' In Theory And Practice, Robert Cribb
Military Strategy In The Indonesian Revolution: Nasution's 'Total People's War' In Theory And Practice, Robert Cribb
Robert Cribb
Analyses the guerrilla strategy of General A.H. Nasution, architect of Indonesia's guerrilla resistance to the Dutch in the late 1940s and finds that his strategy, unlike that of Mao or Giap, involved keeping the mass of the poeple at arm's length from the guerrilla army.
The Nationalist World Of Occupied Jakarta, 1946-1949, Robert Cribb
The Nationalist World Of Occupied Jakarta, 1946-1949, Robert Cribb
Robert Cribb
Describes the atmosphere in Jakarta during the Dutch occupation, 1946-1949.
Jakarta: Cooperation And Resistance In An Occupied City, Robert Cribb
Jakarta: Cooperation And Resistance In An Occupied City, Robert Cribb
Robert Cribb
Jakarta became Indonesia's capital upon the declaration of independence in August 1945, but the city was soon occupied by British forces, who permitted a gradual re-establishment of Dutch control. The city remained formally the capital, but the most administration moved to Yogyakarta. The Republican city hall, Balai Agung, attempted to maintain the Republic's presence. After the Dutch military action of July 1947, the Balai Agung was removed, but nationalists in Jakarta contrinued to make life difficult for Dutch authorities.