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Posted by: mike07 in Uncategorized, Win stuff, tags: east timor, long patrol, richard plunkettIf you have heard, seen or read the news this week you will probably know about the assasination attempts on Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao. Luckily, incredibly, both men survived.
So a new book, The Long Patrol, tracing Australia’s involvement with East Timor, is a timely one. It covers the turbulent times from World War 2, to invasion in 1975 by Indonesia, to independence in 1999 and beyond. If you want to know more about Australia’s near neighbour East Timor, The Long Patrol is exciting, clear and well worth looking at.
The author Richard Plunkett has done a great job in making a difficult subject clear. He has spoken to people who who there, and spent a lot of time reading and researching. There are some great maps and photos, too. The Long Patrol is a history book that will help a lot in making sense of today’s news.
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February 13th, 2008 at 1:47 am
[...] CBC.ca News – World wrote an interesting post today on In the newsHere’s a quick excerptLuckily, incredibly, both men survived. So a new book, The Long Patrol, tracing Australia’s involvement with East Timor, is a timely one. [...]
March 3rd, 2008 at 1:59 am
Hi there, I’m the author. Thanks for the kind comments about The Long Patrol. It wasn’t an easy book to write (East Timor has a fairly gruesome history) but I’m fairly happy with how it turned out. The best part of the writing process was interviewing actual participants like Paddy Keneally, a soldier who fought in East Timor in the Second World War. They had some amazing stories. Anyway, thanks for mentioning the book, glad you liked it.
March 9th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
I reckon this book would would be a great read and that anybody who reads this book will love it. I like autobiography
June 27th, 2008 at 6:38 am
I would love to read this book because i like the Navy, Air Force and Army