Confrontation: The War with Indonesia 1962-1966 - Softcover

Bijl, Nick Van Der

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783030186 ISBN 13: 9781783030187

Verlag: Pen & Sword Military, 2014

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For over four years in the 'Swinging Sixties' the armed forces of the UK were engaged in a little publicised but crucial jungle war against communist aggressive on the vast island of Borneo. At any one time up to 50,000 troops (half of the Army's strength today) were deployed along a 1,000 mile front. Their enemy were the communist led Indonesians whose leaders were determined to seize the states of Sarawak, Sabah and the oil rich Brunei, all of whom for their part wished to maintain their Commonwealth links. The catalyst for the war was the 1962 uprising in Brunei which was quickly crushed by the bold intervention of British army units. The arrival of Major General Walter Walker, himself a controversial figure, gave the subsequent campaign a clear direction. Indonesian incursions were rigorously defended and ruthlessly pursued. Top Secret 'Claret' operations took the fight to the enemy with cross border operations initially using Special Forces and later with Chindit-style long range patrols. The outcome was a text book military victory thus avoiding a British 'Vietnam' debacle.

Biografía del autor

Nick van der Bijl served in the Falklands War with the Intelligence Corps and is the author of Nine Battles to Stanley, With 5th Infantry Brigade in the Falklands. His Victory in the Falklands is being published by Pen and Sword in 2007 to mark the 25th Anniversary. He now works in the security industry and lives in Somerset.

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• Verlag: Pen & Sword Military
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1783030186
• ISBN 13: 9781783030187
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304