The Malayan Emergency - The Crucial Years: 1949-53

From 1948 through the 1950s British and Commonwealth forces fought a ruthless communist insurgency on the Malay peninsula. Thanks to sound generalship and the dedication and resilience of the officers and men, the security forces eventually broke the terrorists' resolve.

A propos de l'auteur

Mark Forsdike has strong links with the Suffolk Regiment. His grandfather served with the 4th Battalion in the Second World War spending three and a half years as a Japanese prisoner of war. Mark is proud to be an honorary member of the Old Comrades Association, Standard Bearer of the Ipswich Branch, a volunteer at the Regimental Museum and administrator of the Friends of the Suffolk Regiment.

An engineer by profession, he lives in Ipswich with his wife and two children.

Résumé

The Battalion's experiences are well recorded here and typify those of tens of thousand servicemen whose efforts secured a unique victory.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Mark Forsdike, Forsdike Mark
• Edition: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781399082242
• ISBN: 978-1-399-08224-2
• Pages: 256
• Dimensions: 247 mm x 190 mm x 18 mm
• Poids: 738 g
• Illustrations: 250 mono integrated
• Thème: Images of War
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire contemporaine (de 1945 à 1989)