Not many British schoolgirls have grown up to become revolutionary heroes of distant, eastern nations but Muriel Stewart Walker did just that. Under a multitude of different names K tut Tantri and Surabaya Sue being the best know she joined in the struggle for Indonesian independence after the Second World War and broadcast its revolutionary message to the world on Rebel Radio. But she did more…
Negeri ini menyimpan banyak pelajaran dari kisah-kisah perjuangan masa lalu para tokohnya. Tentang prinsip hidup, semangat dalam berjuang, dan kesederhanaan mereka. Semuanya menjadi factor penguat bagi lahirnya sebuah negeri yang sekarang bernama Negara Kesatuan Indonesia. Kisah-kisah menarik nan penuh keteladanan dari para tokoh umat yang juga para Founding Fathers (pendiri bangsa) terekam…
Volume 3 in this three-volume set covers the final days of General Soeharto's New Order regime, the 1997-1998 monetary crisis and the May 1998 nationwide riots that forced his resignation in disgrace. Packed with first-hand accounts and original source material, this book details the continuing turmoil under President's B.J. Habibie, Abdurrahman Wahid and Megawati Sukarnoputri – the violent s…
from the back cover: 'The Marquis lay there, like stone, with a knife pushed into his heart. On his chest lay a piece of paper, with the words: Drive him fast to the grave. This is from JACQUES.' The French Revolution brings terror and death to many people. But even in these troubled times people can still love and be kind. They can be generous and true-hearted ...and brave.
IT was the time of the Revolutionary War - and Deborah Sampson wanted to join the army! In 1778, when Deborah Sampson was 18 years old, most girls her age were settling down and getting married. But Deborah had other ideas. She wanted to travel and have adventures - even if it meant joining the army and dressing like a man! In 1782, the Revolutionary War was still still going on. And no one s…