When Japan surrendered on 15 August 1945, hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers across Southeast Asia began the long journey home. Most obeyed their orders, laid down their weapon and
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Indonesia National Revolution: Dutch Military Aggression in Indonesia (1945-1949)Indonesia National Revolution: Dutch Military Aggression in Indonesia (1945-1949)
On the morning of 17 August 1945, a man stood before a microphone in a modest house in Jakarta and changed the course of Southeast Asian history. President Sukarno, Indonesia’s