Malayan Scouts SAS A Memoir of the Malayan Emergency, 1951

by Durkin, J. C.

• ISBN13: 9780752461106
• ISBN10: 0752461109
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-01
• Publisher: Spellmount

Summary

Malayan Scouts SAS

Author Biography

J. C. Durkin (Author) : J.C. DURKIN was born in Athy, Ireland in 1929. He joined the British Army in 1948, serving with the Lancashire Fusiliers. He transferred to the SAS in 1951 and was sent to Malaya to fight the communist insurgency. He served with the SAS and reserve until 1965. He lives in Manchester.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Author	p. 6
Acknowledgements	p. 12
Prologue	p. 13
The Birth of a Regiment	p. 15
The Artists Rifles	p. 31
Training the Scouts	p. 37
The Houses of Parliament in Selangor	p. 41
An SAS 'Muleteer'	p. 47
Hearts and Minds	p. 56
Crime and Punishment	p. 61
The Rescue of B Squadron	p. 68
Tax, Toddy and Felix	p. 77
Clapham and the Fallen Men	p. 88
The Irregular Patrol	p. 116
Duel in the Shade	p. 131
Emperor Kang and Bad News	p. 138
The Happy Word and the Round Robin	p. 157
The Cock Fight	p. 166
Min Yah and Fight Night	p. 170
The Phantom Organist	p. 182
Christmas Gifts and the Bleating of Poles	p. 189
No Pay and Operation Titus	p. 200
The End of the War	p. 211
Epilogue	p. 218
Glossary	p. 220
Index	p. 222
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