Konfrontasi: Indonesia and Malaysia Go to War - Cold War DOCUMENTARY The Cold War

My Grandfather (an Iban man) fought in this war with the Sarawak Colonial Police. I have his campaign medal from the Konfrontasi.

An interesting explanation of a minor blip in the Cold War. Sukarno really botched the whole affair, all his military plans failed miserably and he managed to alienate many of his own people, leading to his fall from power. Here's an interesting fact, according to a history book I read during the Brunei Rebellion, when the rebels attempted to take over the Sultan's palace, the rebels were push back by the defenders.

The Sultan himself was involved with the fighting as he was armed with submachine gun and a shotgun. Furthermore, the rebels were outmatched when Britain send commandos to help put down the rebellion.

Here are details of the Indonesian activities in Malaysia.

Malaysia as a young country back then faced threats from about 4 fronts: Indonesia (Confrontation), the Philippines (Operation Merdeka, Jabidah Massacre), Communist (from 1948 to 1989) and internal racial tension (Singapore's exit from Malaysia, 13 May 1969)