The Malayan Emergency and Indonesian confrontation : the Commonwealth's wars, 1948-1966 / Robert Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Robert, 1941- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Malaya--History--Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960.

Malaya.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Aviation, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The struggle with Communist terrorists in Malaya known as The Emergency became a textbook example of how to fight a guerrilla war, based on political as much as military means. This book deals with both the campaign fought by British, Commonwealth and other security forces in Malaya against Communist insurgents, between 1948 and 1960, and also the security action in North Borneo during the period of Confrontation with Indonesia from 1962 to 1966. Both campaigns provided invaluable experience in the development of anti-guerrilla tactics, and are relevant to the conduct of similar actions which

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 MALAYA: THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE; 2 THE COMMUNIST THREAT TO MALAYA; 3 THE SECURITY FORCES; 4 GROUND OPERATIONS: APRIL 1948 TO APRIL 1950; 5 GROUND OPERATIONS PHASE TWO: APRIL 1950 TO DECEMBER 1951; 6 GROUND OPERATIONS PHASE THREE: JANUARY 1952 TO MAY 1954; 7 THE BEGINNING OF THE END; 8 THE FINAL PHASE; 9 OFFENSIVE AIR OPERATIONS; 10 AIR TRANSPORT SUPPORT; 11 HELICOPTER SUPPORT OPERATIONS; 12 THE ROYAL MALAYAN AIR FORCE; 13 PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE; 14 THE MALAYAN EMERGENCY: CONCLUSIONS; 15 CONFRONTATION

Appendix 1: Naval forces in the Emergency and ConfrontationAppendix 2: Commonwealth military and air units in theMalayan Emergency; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783836819

1783836814

9781473816138

1473816130