Prelude to the Monsoon: Assignment in Sumatra

G. F. Jacobs

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 1982

Prelude to the Monsoon

Assignment in Sumatra

G. F. Jacobs
With contributions by: D. Clayton James

In the series Anniversary Collection

https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512802856

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About this book

The author's personal eyewitness account of the developments in Sumatra immediately after the Japanese surrender in August of 1945 combines the excitement and adventure of a fast-paced novel with a valuable record of a lost portion of history.

Author / Editor information

G. F. Jacobs was Dean of the Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Reviews

"An absorbing narrative . . . a book you cannot put down. It illuminates an almost unknown corner of World War II; it throws fascinating light on the Japanese state of mind at the end of the war; and it offers a vivid portrayal of the emergence of third-world nationalism."—Russell Weigley, author of Eisenhower's Lieutenants

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	VIII
Foreword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	IX
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XI
I. A Journey Foreseen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. Arrival by Parachute Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
III. First Encounter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
IV. The Going becomes Tougher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
V. Flight in a Japanese Bomber Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
VI. The Living Dead Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
VII. Incident on the Equator Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
VIII. In Search of Survivors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	120
IX. Strange Allies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
X. Lady Mountbatten Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
XI. Mass Murder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
XII. New Complications Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition: Reprint 2016
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 280
Keywords: American History; Military Science; American Studies; European History; World History

eBook

Published: November 11, 2016
ISBN: 9781512802856