{"product_id":"9781925203516","title":"The Brave Ones: East Timor, 1999","description":"\u003ci\u003eAs the convoy growled and squeaked to a halt in the dark, angry militiamen and soldiers began to shout and wave at the Australians, demanding they move aside. The Brave Ones' vanguard presented as a B-movie vision of some pirate biker gang from Hell, a rat bastard outfit in black tee-shirts, camouflage pants, long hair and bandanas, with axes in their eyes and guns at the ready.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Brave Ones\u003c\/i\u003e follows the Indonesian Army's Battalion 745 as it withdrew from East Timor after the 1999 independence vote, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. Birmingham's unflinching account reveals the scorched-earth tactics of the retreating troops, and shows just how close Australia came to armed conflict with Indonesia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShort Blacks are gems of recent Australian writing – brisk reads that quicken the pulse and stimulate the mind\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e John Birmingham is the author of \u003ci\u003eHe Died with a Felafel in His Hand, Leviathan: The Unauthorised Biography of Sydney\u003c\/i\u003e, three popular fiction series and two Quarterly Essays.","brand":"Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132013592816,"sku":"9781925203516","price":4.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925203516_p0.jpg?v=1763634555","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925203516","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}