Landsdowne College, UK and Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

"Richard McMillan provides a detailed account of the occupation from the perspective of British policy-makers, thus departing from earlier scholarship which has looked at this tense period from the standpoint of the Dutch or the Indonesian nationalists...Although McMillan does not skimp on using military terminology, non-military historians would be heartened to learn that he has kindly provided useful appendices detailing the dramatis personae involved in the British occupation, the structure of army personnell, and chronological events, as well as relevant maps and plans...a British account of the occupation is a crucial addition to the historiography of post-war Indonesia."--Itinerario, 30:2 (2006)

• Introduction1. The Arrival of British Forces in Indonesia2. The Battle of Surabaya 3. Anglo-Indonesian relations in the aftermath of Surabaya4. Anglo-Dutch relations and the British withdrawal from Java 5. The British Occupation of Sumatra6. MoraleConclusion

Landsdowne College, UK and Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

"Richard McMillan provides a detailed account of the occupation from the perspective of British policy-makers, thus departing from earlier scholarship which has looked at this tense period from the standpoint of the Dutch or the Indonesian nationalists...Although McMillan does not skimp on using military terminology, non-military historians would be heartened to learn that he has kindly provided useful appendices detailing the dramatis personae involved in the British occupation, the structure of army personnell, and chronological events, as well as relevant maps and plans...a British account of the occupation is a crucial addition to the historiography of post-war Indonesia."--Itinerario, 30:2 (2006)

• Introduction1. The Arrival of British Forces in Indonesia2. The Battle of Surabaya 3. Anglo-Indonesian relations in the aftermath of Surabaya4. Anglo-Dutch relations and the British withdrawal from Java 5. The British Occupation of Sumatra6. MoraleConclusion