Prelude to the Monsoon : : Assignment in Sumatra / / G. F. Jacobs.
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.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016] ©1982 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Edition: | Reprint 2016 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Anniversary Collection
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- I. A Journey Foreseen -- II. Arrival by Parachute -- III. First Encounter -- IV. The Going becomes Tougher -- V. Flight in a Japanese Bomber -- VI. The Living Dead -- VII. Incident on the Equator -- VIII. In Search of Survivors -- IX. Strange Allies -- X. Lady Mountbatten -- XI. Mass Murder -- XII. New Complications -- XIII. Time Runs Out -- XIV. End of the Road -- XV. Departure -- Notes |
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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781512802856 9783110442526 |
DOI: | 10.9783/9781512802856 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | G. F. Jacobs. |