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Getting to Know the General: Sudirman and Indonesian Military Politics, 1945–50

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Genesis of Power: General Sudirman and the Indonesian Military in Politics 1945–49. By SaidSalim. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, and Jakarta: Pustaka Sinar Harapan, 1991. Pp. xxii, 183. Illustrations, Charts, Notes, Bibliography, Index.

Panglima Besar TNI Jenderal Soedirman, Pemimpin Pendobrak Terakhir Penjahahan di Indonesia: Kisah Seorang Pengawal [Commander-in-Chief of the National Army of Indonesia General Soedirman, Leader of the Final Assault on Colonialism in Indonesia: the Story of One Who Accompanied Him]. By Let. Jen. (Purn.) Tjokropranolo. Jakarta: Divisi Penerbitan, P.T. Surya Persindo, 1992. Pp. xxix, 336. Illustrations, Maps, Tables, Notes, Bibliography.

Wawasan Kejuangan Panglima Besar Jenderal Sudirman [The Struggle-Concept of Commander-in-Chief General Sudirman]. By Pusat Pembinaan Mental ABRI. Jakarta: Yayasan Kejuangan Panglima Besar Sudirman, 1992. Pp. x, 277.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Robert Cribb
Affiliation:
University of Queensland

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References

1 Anderson, Benedit R.O'G., Java in a time of revolution: occupation and resistance, 1944–1946 (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1972)Google Scholar; Sundhaussen, Ulf, The Road to Power: Indonesian Military Politics 1945–1967 (Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1982)Google Scholar.

2 Simatupang, T.B., Report from Banaran (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Modern Indonesian Project, 1972)Google Scholar.

3 Anderson, , Java, p. 245Google Scholar.

4 Kumpulan Amanat Panglima Besar Djenderal Soedirman (Jakarta: Pusat Sedjarah ABRI, 1970), 46 ppGoogle Scholar. The slender volume contains eighteen speeches and orders. A ‘provisional edition’ with twelve speeches had been published the previous year.

5 Sutarto, Ayu, Sudirman: a Simple Man, a Great General (Jakarta: Gramedia, 1986 [Graded Reading Series Stage 1]), pp. 45Google Scholar.