This volume begins with an overview of the state of Malaya in 1948 and a review of the many troubles in Malaya in the post-war period. It then goes on to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the two sides in 1948 before describing the history of the long-running Emergency. It includes stories of characters, such as Gurney, Chin Peng and Sir Gerald Templar. The book provides a comprhensive history of the campaign. The Malayan Emergency ran from 1954 to 1960 as the Maoist Malayan Communist Party struggled to take control of British-ruled Malaya, the state of emergency even continuing officially for three years after Malaya's independence in 1957.
- ISBN13 9781857531183
- Publish Date 1 September 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 March 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pavilion Books
- Imprint Brassey's (UK) Ltd
- Edition English ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English