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Japanese Internment in the Dutch East Indies

During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies from 1942 to 1945, tens of thousands of Allied civilians and military personnel were confined in internment and prisoner-of-war camps. This topic brings together sources relating to their captivity, conditions in the camps, and their liberation and recovery at the end of the war.

Secondary source

Prelude to the Monsoon: Assignment in Sumatra

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.

Book

An Attractive Naivety: Australia as a new nation in a complex world (Revised Edition)

An Attractive Naivety is an epic work of Australian historical fiction spanning the first half of the twentieth century. Through the lives of ordinary men and women, it traces the nation’s journey from Federation and plague to Depression, war, and uneasy peace. Interweaving fictional characters with real events, the novel explores the humour, hardship, courage and contradictions that shaped modern Australia.