Description
Book SynopsisHighly detailed and colourful, this account illustrates the struggle of Indonesian forces in their War of Independence against the Netherlands, following the surrender of occupying Japanese forces in 1945.
Following on from MAA 521 Royal Netherlands East Indies Army 193642 and completing the coverage of the post-World War II wars of decolonization, The DutchIndonesian War 194549 describes the Japanese surrender in September 1945 which left a power vacuum in the colonial Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). Using vivid colour illustrations and rare photos, this title depicts the various forces involved in the struggle for Indonesia: the British Indian Army troops sent to key areas to disarm Japanese garrisons, the Indonesian nationalists who immediately proclaimed an independent Republic, remaining Japanese troops, and the Dutch forces which arrived in 1946.
The wide dispersion of populations, and their ethnic, religious and political difference
Trade Review
Recommended for anyone interested in the complex history of decolonisation and the oft overlooked history of the Dutch military. * Military Modelcraft International *
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION Summary – Chronology – Revolution FOREIGN FORCES, 1945–46 Japanese army of occupation – Police and auxiliary forces – After capitulation British Indian Army DUTCH RECOLONIZATION Political strategy – Civil administration – Police INDONESIAN FORCES Successive reorganizations – Divided character – Equipment and training – Strength – Air Force and Navy – TNI order of battle, June 1947 – Laskar non-state armed groups DUTCH FORCES Organization – Formations – Strengths Koninklijk Netherlands-Indisch Leger (KNIL): Organization – Composition – Militaire Luchtvaart (ML- KNIL) Koninklijke Landmacht (KL): Composition – Battalion organization – Equipment – Militaire Luchtvaart (ML) Koninklijke Marine (KM): Marine Brigade – Marine Luchtvaart Afdeling (MLD) THE COURSE OF THE WAR Dutch strategy – The Bersiap, 1945 – Battle for the cities, 1945–46 – Outer Regions, 1945–46 – The enclaves and ceasefire, 1946–47 Operation ‘Product’, 1947 – Dutch order of battle, July 1947 – TNI evacuations – Pacification, 1947–48 Operation ‘Crow’, 1948–49 – Guerrilla warfare, 1948–49 – The end, 1949–50 FURTHER READING PLATE COMMENTARIES INDEX
