The Brave Ones: East Timor, 1999: Short Black 5 - John Birmingham - Books - Black Inc. - 9781863957670 - November 26, 2015
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The Brave Ones: East Timor, 1999: Short Black 5

John Birmingham

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The Brave Ones: East Timor, 1999: Short Black 5

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.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 26, 2015
ISBN13 9781863957670
Publishers Black Inc.
Pages 80
Dimensions 113 × 182 × 7 mm   ·   86 g
Language English  

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