The Indonesian Army
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; markings on the front cover, otherwise internally sound.
A rare and historically significant intelligence document from the height of the Cold War era, The Indonesian Army presents an authoritative assessment of one of Southeast Asia's most consequential military institutions at a pivotal moment in history. Produced under a Confidential classification by the Australian Military Forces in 1966, this document chronicles the structure, capabilities, doctrine, and organisation of the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI-AD) at a time when Indonesia was undergoing a dramatic and violent political transformation — the aftermath of the 30 September Movement and the rise of General Suharto's New Order regime. This document stands as a remarkable primary source for historians, military scholars, and intelligence analysts, offering an unfiltered Cold War-era Western perspective on a regional military power at a defining crossroads. The Australian Military Forces' analytical lens illuminates the strategic anxieties of the era, particularly Australia's acute concern over regional stability on its northern doorstep. For students of Southeast Asian history, Cold War geopolitics, and military intelligence, this classified document — now declassified — raises as many questions about the observer as it does about the observed.
Author: Australian Military Forces
Format: Paperback
Published: 1966, Australian Military Forces
Genre: Military history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; markings on the front cover, otherwise internally sound.
A rare and historically significant intelligence document from the height of the Cold War era, The Indonesian Army presents an authoritative assessment of one of Southeast Asia's most consequential military institutions at a pivotal moment in history. Produced under a Confidential classification by the Australian Military Forces in 1966, this document chronicles the structure, capabilities, doctrine, and organisation of the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI-AD) at a time when Indonesia was undergoing a dramatic and violent political transformation — the aftermath of the 30 September Movement and the rise of General Suharto's New Order regime. This document stands as a remarkable primary source for historians, military scholars, and intelligence analysts, offering an unfiltered Cold War-era Western perspective on a regional military power at a defining crossroads. The Australian Military Forces' analytical lens illuminates the strategic anxieties of the era, particularly Australia's acute concern over regional stability on its northern doorstep. For students of Southeast Asian history, Cold War geopolitics, and military intelligence, this classified document — now declassified — raises as many questions about the observer as it does about the observed.