Merdeka Rising (Paperback)

Rory Marron

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Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: Seventh Citadel, Warrington, 2013

0957630549 / 9780957630543

Serie: Buch 2 von 2 - Black Sun, Red Moon

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Paperback. Drama and Tragedy during the Indonesian Revolution.As Java erupts in violent revolution, thousands of Europeans interned by the Japanese become hostages to fortune. Their only hope is a tiny force of peacekeepers-British, Indian, Gurkha and surrendered Japanese-who stand against the murderous hordes. New loyalties are tested while old scores are settled in blood amidst massed, spine-chilling roars of 'Merdeka!' (Freedom!). 'An ambitious, unconventional, compelling saga of men at war, captivity, forced prostitution, murder, political dirty tricks and mob terror in Japanese-occupied and revolutionary Indonesia. Rory Marron's Black Sun, Red Moon and it's finale, Merdeka Rising gives us an almost tangible glimpse of the chaos that was Java in 1945-46. His writing, infused with imaginative speculation, is sweeping, poignant, passionate and unflinching.' (Publishers Catalogue.) Japan's sudden surrender ends the Second World War but triggers the Indonesian declaration of independence from the Netherlands, catching the returning Dutch and 'Southeast Asia's peacekeepers', Britain, by surprise.In a chaotic, mistrustful peace Lord Mountbatten orders the Japanese to defend the white colonial order. Recent foes have no choice but to become allies.of a kind. In greatest peril are 80,000 European women and children interned by the Japanese. These defenceless civilians, abandoned and half-starved, some of them former sex slaves, become hostages to the future of a free Indonesia. As their former gaolers become their guardians, protecting them from hostile mobs, hatreds and prejudices are hastily re-examined. British, Gurkha and Indian troops, veterans of the long Burma campaign arrive in Java expecting a warm welcome from grateful civilians and easy duties. Very soon their orders are rewritten, their mission and motives questioned, as they face determined, frequently suicidal opposition. In the mayhem of siege and slaughter, once sworn enemies stand shoulder to shoulder against a murderous human tide. Yet when loyalties are questioned fragile, new bonds are threatened and Japanese must face Japanese in a private, deadly, finale. Kate van Dam is struggling to survive the squalor and deprivation of an internment camp.Faced with a sick mother, little food and medicines she accepts the dubious offer of 'hostess work' at Japanese officers' club.Lamban longs for independence for Indonesia. A chance encounter with an activist plunges him into a teeming, dangerous world of secret societies, plots and the whirlwind of revolution.For Lt Kenichi Ota, Japan's surrender saves him from a suicidal last stand. But to save the woman he loves he will have to fight again.Seaforth Highlander Alun MacDonald has had his fill of the British Army but finds himself facing a new, unpredictable foe and having to trust his former enemies with his life.War Correspondent Meg Graham is expecting to cover Japan's defeat. Instead she is pitched into a ruthless struggle for an empire unrestrained by rules of war. As Java erupts in violent revolution, thousands of European women and children interned by the Japanese become hostages to fortune. Their only hope is a tiny force of British, Indian, Gurkha and surrendered Japanese. New loyalties are tested while old scores are settled in blood amidst massed, spine-chilling roars of 'Merdeka!' (Freedom!). Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Titel
Merdeka Rising (Paperback)
Autor
Rory Marron
Verlag
Seventh Citadel, Warrington
Erscheinungsjahr
2013
Zustand
new
Einband
Paperback
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN-10
0957630549
ISBN-13
9780957630543
Serie
Buch 2 von 2: Black Sun, Red Moon

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