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For over four years, in the 'Swinging Sixties' the armed forces of the UK were engaged in a little publicised but crucial jungle war against communist aggressive on the vast island of Borneo. At any one time up to 50,000 troops (half of the Army's strength today) were deployed along a 1,000 mile front. Their enemy were the communist led Indonesians whose leaders were determined to seize the states of Sarawak, Sabah and the oil rich Brunei, all of whom for their part wished to maintain their Commonwealth links. The catalyst for the war was the 1962 uprising in Brunei which was quickly crushed by the bold intervention of British army units. The arrival of Major General Walter Walker, himself a controversial figure, gave the subsequent campaign a clear direction. Indonesian incursions were rigorously defended and ruthlessly pursued. Top Secret 'Claret' operations took the fight to the enemy with cross border operations initially using Special Forces and later with Chindit-style long range patrols. The outcome was a text book military victory thus avoiding a British 'Vietnam' debacle.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Excellent book, well researched and one that should certainly be added to the personal collection of any 'vet' involved in the conflict or indeed any friends or family as most of the 'vets' are now in their twilight years. Very interesting and accurate overview at the start. The book is, in my opinion, a solid research tool.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is an account of the Forgotten War,well writen but a pity there were only a few photographs and no colour.Did not cover the role of the RAF very well,but then I'm biased,being in the RAF at time at RAF Changi,Singapore, and a couple or so trips to Borneo to service an aircraft. There are only a few accounts published of this War,and this is the most comprehensive and best treatment of it that I have read.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An extremely focused unit by unit account of the war with Indonesia fought by the British and Commonwealth forces in Borneo.
I bought this book because like a lot of other people I'd never heard of this conflict and I'd developed an interest in this region and period thanks to the excellent Forgotten Wars by Tim Harper and Christopher Bayly.
Unfortunately this book's more geared towards vets, people whose relatives may have served there or aficionados of military minutiae. It isn't helped by the authors potted history of the turmoil in Indonesian politics and the growing discord between Singapore and Malaysia.
I bought this book because like a lot of other people I'd never heard of this conflict and I'd developed an interest in this region and period thanks to the excellent Forgotten Wars by Tim Harper and Christopher Bayly.
Unfortunately this book's more geared towards vets, people whose relatives may have served there or aficionados of military minutiae. It isn't helped by the authors potted history of the turmoil in Indonesian politics and the growing discord between Singapore and Malaysia.
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