Charlie: Special Operations in Indonesia 1988-1993 - 9786027895355

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 within Kopassus, its most elite formation is its counter-terrorist unit, Detachment 81. What is not widely known is that there was yet an even more elite unit hidden within Detachment 81, codenamed Project Charlie. For the first time, the shroud of secrecy is removed from Charlie and its story is told from its origins to its involvement in clandestine operations across Indonesian archipelago. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in unconventional warfare, contemporary South Asian history, and the brushfire wars that have swept the far reaches of Indonesia