A. H. Nasution and Indonesia's Elites: "People's Resistance" in the War of Independence and Postwar Politics

by Barry Turner

This is an account of the military, political and personal life of Abdul Harus Nasution who was a seminal figure in modern Indonesian history in the years prior to his effective sidelining in the 1960s. He was an important commander during Indonesia's struggle for independence, who rose to become a key leader of the Indonesian armed forces under the first president, Sukarno. Perhaps more significantly, he developed ideas about guerrilla warfare that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498560113
• ISBN13: 9781498560115
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"