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Malayan scouts SAS a memoir of the Malayan Emergency, 1951

When Japan withdrew its occupying troops at the end of the Second World War, the Malayan economy was in crisis. Wages were low, unemployment was high, and strikes were common. The British administration dealt harshly with protestors and outlawed leftist political groups such as the Malayan Communist...

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Main Author: Durkin, J.C. (Joseph Christopher) 1929-2001
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stroud, UK Spellmount 2011
Subjects:
Durkin, J.C. > (Joseph Christopher) > 1929-2001
Great Britain. > Army. > Special Air Service
Malaya > History > Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960
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Table of Contents:
  • The Birth of a Regiment
  • The Artists Rifles
  • Training the Scouts
  • The Houses of Parliament in Selangor
  • An SAS 'Muleteer'
  • Hearts and Minds
  • Crime and Punishment
  • The Rescue of B Squadron
  • Tax, Toddy and Felix
  • Clapham and the Fallen Men
  • The Irregular Patrol
  • Duel in the Shade
  • Emperor Kang and Bad News
  • The Happy Word and the Round Robin
  • The Cock Fight
  • Min Yah and Fight Night
  • The Phantom Organist
  • Christmas Gifts and the Bleating of Poles
  • No Pay and Operation Titus
  • The End of the War

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