The Brave Onesfollows the Indonesian Army's Battalion 745 as it withdrew from East Timor after the 1999 independence vote, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. Birmingham's unflinching account reveals the scorched-earth tactics of the retreating troops, and shows just how close Australia came to armed conflict with Indonesia.
'As the convoy growled and squeaked to a halt in the dark, angry militiamen and soldiers began to shout and wave at the Australians, demanding they move aside. The Brave Ones' vanguard presented as a B-movie vision of some pirate biker gang from Hell, a rat bastard outfit in black tee-shirts, camouflage pants, long hair and bandanas, with axes in their eyes and guns at the ready.'
The Brave Ones follows the Indonesian Army's Battalion 745 as it withdrew from East Timor after the 1999 independence vote, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. Birmingham's unflinching account reveals the scorched-earth tactics of the retreating troops, and shows just how close Australia came to armed conflict with Indonesia.
By:
John Birmingham Imprint: Black Inc Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 182mm,
Width: 113mm,
Spine: 7mm
Weight: 68g ISBN:9781863957670 ISBN 10: 1863957677 Pages: 64 Publication Date:23 September 2015 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
