Britain’s Secret War
The Indonesian Confrontation 1962–66
Britain’s Secret War
The Indonesian Confrontation 1962–66
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The 'Confrontation' between Malaysia and Indonesia in Bornew (January 20, 2006), the war against Indonesian raids across a 900-mile border in some of the world's worst jungle terrain, eventually involved nearly 20,000 British and Commonwealth troops, with air and naval support; and yet, by mutual consent, it was astonishingly little reported at the time. This 'secret war' saw the perfection of SAS jungle tactics; a Parachute Regiment action described as 'a second Rorke's Drift'; and audacious secret missions deep inside enemy territory, including the award to a Gurkha soldier of the British Army's only 'living VC' for 40 years.
Table of Contents
Confrontation: General Walker's operational principles, 'Hearts and minds'
Indonesian Cross-border Attacks 1963–64
Mainland Raids, 1964–65
The Confrontation in the Air
Tactics
'Claret' Operations: SAS, Australian SAS, New Zealand SAS
The Last Year
Product details
| Published | Jul 25 2006 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 48 |
| ISBN | 9781846030482 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 37 b/w; 8 col |
| Dimensions | 10 x 7 inches |
| Series | Men-at-Arms |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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