De Militaire Luchtvaart Van Het KNIL 1945-1950

Amsterdam: Van Holkema & Warendorf, 1988. (NETH) Presumed 1st of this edition. Owner's 7 word inscription to the title page, a brace of tiny very faint spots (from foxing?) to the top edge of pages, otherwsie Very Good in Very Good dust jacket with a small faint stain just to the base of the spine panel, noticeable only from the verso (back) side. Blue cloth, xii, 382pp, index, map, graphs, B&W photos, ribbon marker. The text is entirely in Dutch. This bock offers a detailed account of the activities of the military Aviation of the KNIL, in the post-war period, the last years of the Dutch East Indies.The work begins with the Japanese capitulation and the end of World War II in August 1945.It deals with the British occupation of the Dutch East Indies in accordance with the agreement with the Dutch government to establish the Japanese camps, in which the ML played an important role.It describes the turbulent period of the development of Indonesian independence. It also describes how the build-up of the ML took place and which difficulties occurred. The course of the two police actions in which the ML played an important role has also been extensively discussed.Separate chapters are devoted to training, war volunteers, aviation forces and anti-aircraft artillery. (3.2 JM HOZ 401/6. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".