Author: BUIJZE, W.,
Title: Kalidjati 8-9 maart 1942. De ondergang van een Wereldrijk. [Eerste druk; First edition].
Description: S.I., The Author, W. Buijze, 2006. 8°. Original glossy limp wrappers. Front- and Lower outer cover with a large coloured illustration featuring topographical sceneries at kalidjati military Airbase.Crontcover with bold white capital title, synopsis on lower outer cover. (ix), 117pp. Many captioned captioned monochrome illustrations in text, of which one in colour, mainly featuring the topography of Kalidjati air base, incl. some sceneries, all after authentic photographs, some portraits of military and civil commanders, facsims. after archivalia featuring dutch and japanese id. cards and documents, incl. some anti-japanese propaganda posters, some captioned situation charts in text, extensive bibliography, index, table of contents. Dutch language investigation into the dutch-japanese negotiations and results after the dutch military surrender to Japan, march 8-9, 1942 held at Kalidjati military Airbase, West-Java. Preceded by an inuiry into japan's political and military position in the world, the 2nd. Sino-japanese war, the mastery of the Pacific, political interference and pressure towards the Dutch East Indies (demands for increased supply of strategic goods), the conquest of the Dutch East Indies, the surrender and negotiations, the oppression and the fall of a World colonial empire. Very fine copy.

Keywords: secondworldwar pacificwar investigation japan surrender kalikjati airbase negotiations dutchjapanese oppression kcolonialism history war indonesia southeastasia