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DROP ZONE BORNEO - THE RAF CAMPAIGN 1963-65: 'The Most Successful Use of Armed Forces in the Twentieth Century'

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In 1963 the Indonesian Army that threatened Borneo numbered 330,000 men, plus three thousand Commandos. Of these, six thousand were within 20 miles of the Borneo frontier. This grew to thirteen thousand in early 1965. From mid-way through 1964, British troops and their allies who were defending the border started to make offensive incursions into Indonesian Borneo - these operations were codenamed "Claret". Taken into account the confrontational nature of the campaign, casualties sustained in Borneo were surprisingly light. The fact that there were no fatalities among the RAF supply-dropping transports in the whole of the Borneo campaign was extraordinary. The border area between the Indonesian and Malaysian parts of Borneo was one of the most inaccessible areas of mountainous jungle anywhere in the world - an entire army was kept supplied in the field for the complete campaign. This is the exciting account from a pilot who flew the dangerous flying missions and relates the tenseness and stresses of Jungle life in those dangerous days.(amazon.com)-- review: The background to "Dz Borneo" is a little known campaign - "Confrontation" - between a newly created Malaysia and Indonesia. The foreground is a squadron of Royal Air Force tactical transport aircraft and their crews. Both receive a welcome boost of well-deserved publicity.

The former is a model of how to earn the hearts, minds and respect of the indigenous peoples of a country you are trying to help politically. The latter, seen through the eyes of a young co-pilot fresh from Cranwell, embraces fear, fun, adventure, travel and achievement. The author's description of their humanitarian rescue of British nationals from Djakarta brings a patriotic lump to the throat, and his very human concerns about weather, jungle and aircraft problems are all set out with an engaging sincerity.

This book is an excellent portrayal of a small, thrilling and successful chapter of Royal Air Force history that, sadly, we are unlikely to see again.

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Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

959 ROG d

Penerbit

South Yorkshire, England : Pen and Sword., 2011

Deskripsi Fisik

160p.; 23cm.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-1848844056

Klasifikasi

959

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

Reprint edition (March 2011)

Subjek

Indonesian - History
Military

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