Prelude to the Monsoon: Assignment in Sumatra
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University of Pennsylvania Press
Philadelphia ยท 1982
Philadelphia ยท 1982
Publication year
1982
Summary
Through the eyes of young Major Jacobs, a full view emerges of the "boiling cauldron" that was Sumatra in 1945. In spite of the official Allied victory, Jacobs had to attempt to rule Sumatra using the existing Japanese military structure until British relief arrived.