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Massacre in Malaya: Exposing Britain's My Lai Hardcover - 2013

by Christopher Hale


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The first book to draw upon new files from the British National Archives, it also features interviews with veterans from both sides of the conflict to expose the truth behind the Batang Kali massacre

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 British National Archives, this history will unfold a compelling narrative based on eyewitness 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 programs, ethnic cleansing, indiscriminate aerial bombing, and the brutal exploitation of aboriginal forces.

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  • Title Massacre in Malaya: Exposing Britain's My Lai
  • Author Christopher Hale
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First edition
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher History Press, Stroud, UK
  • Date 2013
  • ISBN 9780752487014 / 0752487019
  • Weight 1.85 lbs (0.84 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.7 in (23.37 x 16.00 x 4.32 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: Asian - General
  • Dewey Decimal Code 959.5

About the author

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.
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