Britain and the Confrontation With Indonesia, 1960-1966

The "Confrontation" is Britain's forgotten war. Yet as David Easter shows, it was a major commitment involving over 54,000 British servicemen and near-escalation into full-scale war with Indonesia. President Sukarno's "Confrontation'" of Indonesia was an attempt to destroy Britain's plans for Malayasia by guerilla warfare including air and sea landings, and Britain responded with a secret war by supporting rebel groups, propaganda and clandestine cross-border raids. Sukarno was finally overthrown by a pro-Western military government which renounced the Confrontation and accepted Malaysia. Britain's policy, however seemingly successful was, however, vital in her post-imperial retreat from empire and in abandoning her global defense role.Easter, David is the author of 'Britain and the Confrontation With Indonesia, 1960-1966 ', published 2004 under ISBN 9781850436232 and ISBN 1850436231.