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Merdeka Rising: Part Two of Black Sun, Red Moon: A Novel of Java (Black Sun, Red Moon #2)
by
Rory Marron (Goodreads Author)
JAVA, 1945: In the uneasy aftermath of war, once bitter enemies must stand as allies against the rage and terror of revolution.
As Indonesia 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 ...more
As Indonesia 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 ...more
Paperback, First, 334 pages
Published
December 7th 2013
by Seventh Citadel
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The second book of the fight for Indonesian independence and while fictitious, it covers the historical facts up to the departure of the British (who were mainly Gurkhas and Indian soldiers). One of the stranger events of WWII is covered when the vanquished Japanese are rearmed and fight alongside the British to protect the former Dutch and English internees from the Javanese seeking freedom. A story line that is unbelievable but true.
The violence and brutality of the conflict is not hidden, no ...more
The violence and brutality of the conflict is not hidden, no ...more
Feb 01, 2014
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marked it as to-read
OMG this story about my country. i wonder the book telling about what happen in indonesia before MERDEKA.
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‘Rory Marron’ is an unrepentant ‘flags and gun smoke’ historian. He was born in Lancashire, England. Rory’s doctoral thesis examined British foreign policy in Southeast Asia after the Japanese surrender. He has lived in Japan, working in the international sales section of a major Japanese company in Tokyo. His interests include Iyengar yoga, kendo and tai-chi. Black Sun, Red Moon: A Novel of Java
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