Author: JALHAY, S.M.,
Title: Allen Zwijgen. [Merdeka en Andjing Nica tot Apra, subtitle on front cover]. Vierde druk [fourth edition].
Description: Purmerend, S.M. Jalhay, [..], 1983. Original coloured and illustrated glossy limp wrappers. 314pp. Many black/white captioned illustrations in text, full-page and on plates, including portraits and facsims. after original drawings, fottnotes, glossary indonesian-dutch words and expressions, concise biogr. note to author with portrait and synopsis on lower outer cover, table of contents. Privately published dutch language historic account after author's own experiences as a Royal Dutch East Indian Army (KNIL) member during the short war against invading Japanese troops in the Dutch East Indies, his internment and escape as a P.O.W., guerilla activities, re-taken and interrogated by the Kempeitai, interned at Tjimahi camp; the liberation; his service with the so-called Andjing Nica Batallion KNIL and the fighting avainst indonesian Revolutionaries or Pelopor during Bersiap on Java. Very good copy.

Keywords: recollections history experiences pacific war occupation guerilla internment kempeitai japanese camps tjimahi bersiap peolopor revolution andjing nica indonesia south east asia guerilla pacific war