Christopher Hale

Massacre in Malaya (eBook, ePUB)

Exposing Britain's My Lai

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Malayan Emergency (1948-1960) was the longest war fought by British and Commonwealth forces in the 20th century. Today this 'war without a name' is largely forgotten, though it had a powerful and secret influence on American strategy in Vietnam. Drawing upon recently released files from the National Archives, Massacre in Malaya will unfold a compelling narrative based on eye-witness accounts from both government forces and Communist fighters, and will expose the truth about the notorious massacre of Chinese villagers at Batang Kali, Furthermore, it will show that British tactics in Malaya were more ruthless than historians have so far conceded. Like the conflict in colonial Kenya against the Mau-Mau, British tactics in Malaya involved massive resettlement programmes, ethnic cleansing, indiscriminate aerial bombing, and the brutal exploitation of aboriginal forces.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The History Press
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780750951814
• Artikelnr.: 39681780

Autorenporträt

Christopher Hale is a former BBC television producer and the author of Hitler's Foreign Exectioners and Himmler's Crusade, which won the prestigious Guiseppe Mazzotti "Premio Gambrinus" Prize. In 2007, he lived and worked in Malaysia making a documentary for National Geographic, and began researching the history of Britain's longest 20th century war.