{"product_id":"9789971698447","title":"Revolution in the City of Heroes: A Memoir of the Battle that Sparked Indonesia's National Revolution","description":"\u003cbr\u003eThe diary of 24-year-old Indonesian medical student Suhario Padmodiwiryo,\u003cbr\u003e alias ‘Hario Kecik,” Revolution in the City of Heroes is an evocative first-hand\u003cbr\u003e account of the popular uprising in Surabaya. It vividly portrays the chaotic swirl\u003cbr\u003e of events and the heady emotion of young people ready to sacrifice their lives\u003cbr\u003e for independence.\u003cp\u003e Newly liberated from nearly four brutal years under Japanese control, the\u003cbr\u003e people of Indonesia faced great uncertainty in October 1945. As the British\u003cbr\u003e Army attempted to take control of the city of Surabaya, maintain order and\u003cbr\u003e deal with surrendered Japanese personnel, their actions were interpreted by\u003cbr\u003e the young residents of Surabaya as a plan to restore Dutch colonial rule. In\u003cbr\u003e response, the youth of the city seized Japanese arms and repelled the force sent\u003cbr\u003e to occupy the city. They then held off British reinforcements for two weeks,\u003cbr\u003e battling tanks and heavy artillery with little more than light weapons and sheer\u003cbr\u003e audacity. Though eventually defeated, Surabaya’s defenders had set the stage\u003cbr\u003e for Indonesia’s national revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nus Press Pte Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065705808112,"sku":"9789971698447","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789971698447_p0.jpg?v=1763696199","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789971698447","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}