Description: This study examines the military, political, and personal life of Abdul Harus Nasution, a seminal figure in modern Indonesian history. The author analyzes Nasution's participation in the country's struggle for independence, his role as leader of the armed forces, and his strat...
Brief description: Barry Turner teaches at RMIT University.
Review Quotes: "This study is a well-written, clear, and nuanced account of the military, political, and personal life of Abdul Haris Nasution, a seminal figure in modern Indonesian history. Understanding his thinking about 'total people's resistance' is vital for understanding the broader trajectory of Indonesian politics. Lucid, thorough, detailed, and tightly-argued, this book corrects errors and omissions in earlier biographies and offers new insights into how Nasution's ideas evolved." --Tim Lindsey, University of Melbourne