{"product_id":"9781848859692","title":"Britain and the Confrontation with Indonesia, 1960-66","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBritain and the Confrontation with Indonesia, 1960-66\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): David Easter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe confrontation with Indonesia cut to the heart of Britain's desire to retain global power status in the 1960s and was central to decolonisation and British defence policy across South-East Asia. Factors such as the need to maintain a military base in Singapore drove strategy and this confrontation became a major commitment - close at times to escalating into full-scale regional war. However, 'the Confrontation' was not recorded as a conflict of this scale, and Britain was cast into a passive and defensive role. Here, David Easter reveals a radically different view, persuasively making the case that Britain waged a secret and aggressive war against President Sukarno's Indonesia. It was the covert nature of operations and the deliberate decision of British policy-makers to keep the full extent of this conflict away from public scrutiny that has allowed it to be overshadowed in the annals of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781848859692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tauris Academic Studies","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593070588110,"sku":"9781848859692","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_591de470-ced1-4e91-b8af-cf8d3e71c0ea.jpg?v=1637780532","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781848859692","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}