From various sources, this text documents post-independence history in two former colonies: one Dutch, the other Portuguese. It examines the Indonesian claim to, and invasion of, East Timor, all in the need of "unification" of East Timorese territory with the island republic of Indonesia. [From : Worldcat]
Lombok and Bali in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries This book discusses a fascinating historical episode, the establishing of Balinese Hindu rule over the predominantly Muslim population of Lombok, concentrating on the years 1700-1748. Materials covering this period are re-examined and further interesting information provided as to what happened at the time, seen in a regional contex…
Tells the story of this island nation from the dawn of history to the present, offering well-balanced coverage
Content : Ch. 1. Historical setting Ch. 2. The society and its environment Ch. 3. The economy Ch. 4. Government and politics Ch. 5. National security Revised edition of: Area handbook for Indonesia / co-authors, Nena Vreeland [and others] 3rd ed. 1975 "Research completed October 1982."
The conflict on the Eastern Front, fought between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany between 1941-1945, was the greatest, most costly, and most brutal conflict on land in human history. It was arguably the single most decisive factor of the war and shaped the postwar world as we know it. In this magisterial work, Bellamy outlines the lead-up to the war, in which the fragile alliance between the …
Tells what was required of the British ships in various phases of the war, how they met them and the costs involved