Battle for Palembang

'A writer who ought not to be overlooked.' - THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT. Sumatra was strategically vital to the Japanese for their planned advance on Java, and the town of Palembang was the key. Japanese paratroops attempted to seize the local airfield, but were opposed by a handful of pilots, ground-defence men, and a few native troops. The men involved can tells tales which for courage, endurance, and even humour, match any others.