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100 1 $aMackay, Donald.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2009019846
245 14 $aThe Malayan Emergency, 1948-60 :$bthe domino that stood /$cDonald Mackay.
250 $a1st English ed.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bBrassey's,$c1997.
263 $a9707
300 $axviii, 174 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aThis book analyses the British success in defeating Communism in Malaya - an almost unique feat. It looks at all the factors in combination - military, political, cultural and economic - rather than isolating just one subject.
520 8 $aThe Malayan Emergency starts with an overview of the state of Malaya in 1948 and reviews the troubles and problems during and after the Second World War that had made the country such a ripe target for insurrection.
520 8 $aIt goes on to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the two sides in 1948 before describing the history of the long-running Emergency, and looking at the impact on the campaign of the personalities involved: Chin Peng, the Communist Secretary General; Gent and Gurney, the two High Commissioners who died tragically and violently in office; and, of course, Templer, famed as the 'Tiger of Malaya', who effectively brought victory to Malaya.
651 0 $aMalaya$xHistory$yMalayan Emergency, 1948-1960.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85080083
852 00 $bglx$hDS597$i.M29 1997