Divine Spears: Operations of Indonesia's Special Forces in East Timor, 1975-77

by Kenneth J. Conboy

IN A NATION where the military has played an influential social and political role since its founding, perhaps no unit has wielded more power - and seen more combat - than Kopassus, Indonesia's Special Forces. And perhaps nowhere did it experience more challenging assignments than in the mountains and jungles of East Timor.

Here, two Kopassus teams - codenamed nanggala, a Sanskrit term for "divine spear" - are documented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6027025557
• ISBN13: 9786027025554
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"