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The Special Operations Executive in Malaya: World War II and the Path to Indepen
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- ISBN-13
- 9781788313896
- Book Title
- The Special Operations Executive in Malaya
- ISBN
- 9781788313896
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Special Operations Executive in Malaya : World War II and the Path to Independence
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 19.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 264 Pages
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During World War II, agents of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) infiltrated Japanese-occupied Malaya. There they worked with Malayan guerrilla groups, including the communist-sponsored Malayan Peoples Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA), regarded as the precursor of the communist insurgent army of the Malayan Emergency. This book traces the development of SOE's Malayan operations, and analyses the interactions between SOE and the various guerrilla groups. It explores the reasons for and the extent of Malay disillusionment with Japanese rule, and demonstrates how guerrilla service acted as a training ground for some later Malay leaders of the independent nation. However, the reports written about the MPAJA by SOE operatives just after the war failed to draw out the likely future threat posed by the communists to the returning colonial administration. Rebecca Kenneison shows that the British possessed a wealth of local information, but failed to convert it into active intelligence in the period prior to the Malayan Emergency. In doing so she provides new insights into the impact of SOE on Malayan politics, the nature of Malayan communism's challenge to colonial rule, and British post-war intelligence in Malaya.
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1788313895
ISBN-13
9781788313896
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5038546222
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Special Operations Executive in Malaya : World War II and the Path to Independence
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
19.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D810.S7
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[A] timely and vital addition ... Based on her meticulous archival research, Kenneison presents a nuanced understanding of the Special Operations Executive's operations and the intricate relationships among the local resistance forces that the agency supported ... Overall, this is a well-written book with solid archival research, accessible language, and fascinating details., "[A] timely and vital addition ... Based on her meticulous archival research, Kenneison presents a nuanced understanding of the Special Operations Executive's operations and the intricate relationships among the local resistance forces that the agency supported ... Overall, this is a well-written book with solid archival research, accessible language, and fascinating details." - Journal of British Studies "Rebecca Kenneison has succeeded in her aim of using the SOE archive to further our understanding of the origins and development of the Malayan Emergency of 1948. The role of the Special Operations Executive in developing the postwar insurgency is compellingly argued, and her conclusions will necessarily become part of any further work in the area of decolonization, intelligence, and SOE studies." - H-War, Kenneison's book represents an important and welcome contribution to the history of wartime and post-war Malaya ... [It] should be required reading for any student of wartime Malaya or the Malayan Emergency., "Rebecca Kenneison has succeeded in her aim of using the SOE archive to further our understanding of the origins and development of the Malayan Emergency of 1948. The role of the Special Operations Executive in developing the postwar insurgency is compellingly argued, and her conclusions will necessarily become part of any further work in the area of decolonization, intelligence, and SOE studies." - H-War, "Kenneison's book represents an important and welcome contribution to the history of wartime and post-war Malaya ... [It] should be required reading for any student of wartime Malaya or the Malayan Emergency." - Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society "[A] timely and vital addition ... Based on her meticulous archival research, Kenneison presents a nuanced understanding of the Special Operations Executive's operations and the intricate relationships among the local resistance forces that the agency supported ... Overall, this is a well-written book with solid archival research, accessible language, and fascinating details." - Journal of British Studies "Rebecca Kenneison has succeeded in her aim of using the SOE archive to further our understanding of the origins and development of the Malayan Emergency of 1948. The role of the Special Operations Executive in developing the postwar insurgency is compellingly argued, and her conclusions will necessarily become part of any further work in the area of decolonization, intelligence, and SOE studies." - H-War
Table of Content
List of AbbreviationsNote on SpellingKey CharactersList of MapsList of TablesList of FiguresIntroduction The Special Operations Executive, Malaya and the Historical Debate1. Oriental Mission and Malaya, 1941-19422. Malayan Country Section, Force 136: Recruitment, Composition and Training3. 'A Deal with the Devil': Force 136 and the MPAJA4. 'Expect to Meet You Shortly': Force 136 and the Malay Resistance5. 'The Kuomintang State': Force 136 and the OCAJA6. 'Revolutionary Spirit': The Post-War Period, August 1945 - April 19467. 'The Tangled Mass of Unspun Fibres': Information and Intelligence in the Lead-up to the Malayan EmergencyConclusionAppendiciesSources and BibliographyNotesIndex
Copyright Date
2019
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Asia / Southeast Asia, Military / World War II, Intelligence & Espionage, World / European
Dewey Decimal
940.548641095951
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
History, Political Science
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