The Dutch–Indonesian War 1945–49: Armies of the Indonesian War of Independence

Author:   Dr Marc Lohnstein ,  Mr Adam Hook
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Volume:   550
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9781472854742


Pages:   48
Publication Date:   22 June 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Dr Marc Lohnstein ,  Mr Adam Hook
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Osprey Publishing
Volume:   550
Dimensions:   Width: 18.40cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781472854742


ISBN 10:   1472854748
Pages:   48
Publication Date:   22 June 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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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

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Recommended for anyone interested in the complex history of decolonisation and the oft overlooked history of the Dutch military. * Military Modelcraft International *


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MARC LOHNSTEIN holds an MA in History and his main areas of interests are the equipment, uniforms and tactics of the army and police organization in the former Dutch colonies in Indonesia and Surinam. He has published several studies on these subjects and various titles for Osprey including CAM 364: The Netherlands East Indies Campaign 1941–42: Japan's Quest for Oil and MAA 521: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army 1936–42. He works as assistant curator at the Royal Home for Retired Military Personnel & Museum Bronbeek at Arnhem in the Netherlands.

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