19 OCTOBER 1996, page 49

Saying Goodbye To The Islands

Alan Campbell THE ADMIRAL'S BABY by Laurens van der Post John Murray, £19.99, pp. 322 ho now remembers the Dutch East Indies? The third largest empire in the world, jewel of the......

. . . Plus C'est La Meme Chose

Nicholas Harman WINDS OF CHANGE by Trevor Boyle John Murray, £19.99, pp. 308 I t is hard to describe what fun it was get- ting rid of the African empire. We danced and laughed......