Politionele acties

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The Politionele Acties (Dutch for "police actions") were two major military offensives undertaken by the Netherlands on Java and Sumatra against the Republic of Indonesia during its struggle for independence in the Indonesian National Revolution. In Indonesia they are known as Agresi Militer Belanda ('Dutch Military Aggressions').

[edit] References

  • Ricklefs, M.C. A History of Modern Indonesia Since c. 1300. Second Edition. MacMillan, 1991.

[edit] Further reading

  • Heijboer, Pierre, De Politionele Acties, Fibula-van Dishoeck, Haarlem, 1979 (richly illustated with a military focus, in Dutch)
  • Jong, Dr. L. de, Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog, deel 12, Sdu, 's-Gravenhage, 1988 (an authoritative standard text on both the political and military aspects, in Dutch)