In the original dustsheet. Brown cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.

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A rare and highly unusual book for modern Britain; written shortly before the death of this fine 90-year-old. As could be expected the book reflects much nostalgia.

In this sequel to “Night of the New Moon”, the author has been freed from the Japanese POW camp in Java. He watches his fellow prisoners disappear back home, while he, the most senior British officer, has to remain to help his former, often brutal Japanese guards to keep the peace in Java.

Review: It is excellent. I am absolutely delighted that Laurens van der Post wrote his memoirs post leaving the Jap camp in August 1945, which is what The Admiral’s Baby is all about. There was a period of around 4 weeks / a month between the Japanese surrender and the arrival of HMS Cumberland at Java and he covers it. Essentially, he thinks that with some 45 million Javanese all wanting the Dutch to not come back, Java is lost. I agree. Where I, personally, don’t agree is on whether Soekarno was the one who the Dutch should have been doing business with, but then maybe I’m looking at it with the benefit of hindsight, as he should have been because the book is from 1996, not 1946.