Black Armada: Australia & the struggle for Indonesian independence 1942-49

An incisive account of Australian assistance to the Indonesian rebellion against the Dutch. The book recalls the campaign to release Indonesian political prisoners detained by the Dutch in Australian POW camps. It examines the boycotts and mutinies in Australia that crippled Dutch attempt s to reoccupy their former colony. Lockwood reveals deep ongoing anti colonial attitudes not often suspected in White Australia. He discusses the impact o f the union boycotts on the armed forces and war supplies and brings to light Australian ambitions for an independent influence in Asia.

Also available in Indonesian.