The War of the Running Dogs, 9781398715202
Paperback
Bloody struggle for Malaya’s independence: communism versus the West.

The War of the Running Dogs

malaya 1948-1960

$35.48

  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    27 November 2023

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Summary

The War of the Running Dogs: A Nation Forged in Fire

‘A splendid, exciting book’ Daily Mirror

‘The story of the first all-out struggle in Asia between Communism and the West, vividly told in an exciting and engrossing book’ Sunday Express

Only three short years after the end of the Japanese occupation, war came again to Malaya. The Chinese-backed guerrillas called it the War of the Running Dogs - their contemptuous term for those in Malaya who remai…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781398715202
ISBN-10:1398715204
Series:W&N Military
Author:Noel Barber
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:27 November 2023
Weight:250g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 32mm
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Critics Review

The story of the first all-out struggle in Asia between Communism and the West, vividly told in an exciting and engrossing book * SUNDAY EXPRESS *Ably written; a book of quality, deeply felt * SCOTSMAN *Even better than SINISTER TWILIGHT, Noel Barber’s account of the fall of Singapore * SUNDAY TIMES *A splendid, exciting book * DAILY MIRROR *

About The Author

Noel Barber

Noel Barber has enchanted millions of readers with his bestselling non-fiction and novels. He was one of the leading foreign correspondents from the 40s to the 60s working on the Daily Mail. He was the first Briton to reach the South Pole since Scott, was stabbed five times while covering the wars in Morocco and was shot during the Hungarian uprising. He died in 1988.

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