From Emergency to Confrontation The New Zealand Armed Forces in Malaya and Borneo 1949-1966

by Pugsley, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9780195584530
• ISBN10: 0195584538
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-05
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is a story of New Zealand's involvement in two forgotten wars as seen through the personal accounts of New Zealanders, both men and women who were there. It is an unknown story of New Zealand's first significant contact with Asia and one which shaped New Zealand's understanding, as well as shaping the structure and ethos of the New Zealand Armed Forces for the last half of the 20th Century.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	ix
Preface	xi
Abbreviations	xvii
Glossary	xxiii
Part I Malayan Emergency
A `Side Issue Only', 1949--55	3	(33)
Finding their Way: Naval Duties, 1949--62	36	(18)
Flying the Silver Fern: Air Force Operations, 1955--62	54	(34)
Setting the Standard: The SAS, 1955--57	88	(35)
Fighting a Jungle War: Infantry Operations, 1957--59	123	(39)
Interlude: SEATO Commitments, 1960--64	162	(33)
Part II Confrontation
Confronting Intruders: Infantry Operations, Malay Peninsula, 1964	195	(27)
`A Real Job to Do': Air and Naval Operations, 1962--66	222	(30)
`The Codeword is ``Claret''': The SAS, Borneo, 1965--66	252	(41)
`No Better a Soldier': Infantry Operations, Borneo, 1965--66	293	(48)
Conclusion	341	(68)
Appendices
1 Roll of Honour	358	(2)
2 Honours and Awards	360	(6)
3 Unit and Formation Commanders	366	(4)
4 Directives for NZ Elements of the Commonwealth Strategic Reserve	370	(8)
5 Some Notes on New Zealand Squadron Techniques	378	(11)
6 Training for a Limited Scale War in Close Country	389	(5)
7 Establishment, A New Zealand Infantry Battalion	394	(6)
8 Statistics, i New Zealand Regiment	400	(1)
9 Organisation and Strength, 28 Commonwealth Infantry Brigade Group	401	(1)
10 Authority for the Use of Commonwealth Forces in Malaysia	402	(3)
11 The Golden Rules	405	(4)
Notes	409	(80)
Bibliography	489	(26)
Index	515