George Kahin was Professor Emeritus of International Politics at Cornell University. He was a leading scholar of Southeast Asian history and of US foreign policy in the postwar period.

'sums up the central themes of a busy and peripatetic life in 15 fascinating chapters.' - Asian Affairs'All is laid bare in this fascinating book. A testament in the true sense of the word ... the book not only captures the historical pinnacles of Indonesia but also those of Vietnam and Cambodia.' - Jakarta Post'George Kahin's reminiscences are indeed a great contribution to Southeast Asian studies. His personal and consistent approach could certainly be taken as an example by other American young scholars. His humane approach to those he knew in Southeast Asia was deeply appreciated by many. He will be fondly remembered for a long time into the future.' - The Muslim World Book Reviews

• Acknowledgments Foreword by Walter LaFeber Introduction 1. The Indonesian Revolution 2. Communism and the Republic 3. The Dutch Attack on Yogyakarta 4. The Dutch transfer Sovereignty 5. McCarthy, Lattimore and Cochran 6. Return to Indonesia 7. Struggle over Malaysia 8. Cornell and the Coup 9. Opposition to the Vietnam War 10. Casualties and Pacification, 1966/67 11. Possibilities for Peace: 1971 12. North Vietnam, 1972 13. Cambodian Neutrality & the United States 14. Cambodia & the Vitenam War 15. Coup against Sihanouk 16. Invasion of Cambodia

George Kahin was Professor Emeritus of International Politics at Cornell University. He was a leading scholar of Southeast Asian history and of US foreign policy in the postwar period.

'sums up the central themes of a busy and peripatetic life in 15 fascinating chapters.' - Asian Affairs'All is laid bare in this fascinating book. A testament in the true sense of the word ... the book not only captures the historical pinnacles of Indonesia but also those of Vietnam and Cambodia.' - Jakarta Post'George Kahin's reminiscences are indeed a great contribution to Southeast Asian studies. His personal and consistent approach could certainly be taken as an example by other American young scholars. His humane approach to those he knew in Southeast Asia was deeply appreciated by many. He will be fondly remembered for a long time into the future.' - The Muslim World Book Reviews

• Acknowledgments Foreword by Walter LaFeber Introduction 1. The Indonesian Revolution 2. Communism and the Republic 3. The Dutch Attack on Yogyakarta 4. The Dutch transfer Sovereignty 5. McCarthy, Lattimore and Cochran 6. Return to Indonesia 7. Struggle over Malaysia 8. Cornell and the Coup 9. Opposition to the Vietnam War 10. Casualties and Pacification, 1966/67 11. Possibilities for Peace: 1971 12. North Vietnam, 1972 13. Cambodian Neutrality & the United States 14. Cambodia & the Vitenam War 15. Coup against Sihanouk 16. Invasion of Cambodia

George Kahin was Professor Emeritus of International Politics at Cornell University. He was a leading scholar of Southeast Asian history and of US foreign policy in the postwar period.

'sums up the central themes of a busy and peripatetic life in 15 fascinating chapters.' - Asian Affairs'All is laid bare in this fascinating book. A testament in the true sense of the word ... the book not only captures the historical pinnacles of Indonesia but also those of Vietnam and Cambodia.' - Jakarta Post'George Kahin's reminiscences are indeed a great contribution to Southeast Asian studies. His personal and consistent approach could certainly be taken as an example by other American young scholars. His humane approach to those he knew in Southeast Asia was deeply appreciated by many. He will be fondly remembered for a long time into the future.' - The Muslim World Book Reviews

• Acknowledgments Foreword by Walter LaFeber Introduction 1. The Indonesian Revolution 2. Communism and the Republic 3. The Dutch Attack on Yogyakarta 4. The Dutch transfer Sovereignty 5. McCarthy, Lattimore and Cochran 6. Return to Indonesia 7. Struggle over Malaysia 8. Cornell and the Coup 9. Opposition to the Vietnam War 10. Casualties and Pacification, 1966/67 11. Possibilities for Peace: 1971 12. North Vietnam, 1972 13. Cambodian Neutrality & the United States 14. Cambodia & the Vitenam War 15. Coup against Sihanouk 16. Invasion of Cambodia