Margaret Shennan
Our Man In Malaya : John Davis CBE , DSO
- ISBN 13:
- 9789814423861
- author:
- Margaret Shennan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Monsoon Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 12.9 x 3 x 19.7 cm
- Genre:
- History, World History, World War II 1939-1945
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
John Davis: A Life of Espionage and Counter-Inspurgency. The career of John Davis was inextricably linked to that of Chin Peng, the leader of the Malayan Communist Party. During World War Two, Davis escaped from Japanese-occupied Malaya after sailing 1,700 miles in a Malay fishing boat. He then planned the infiltration of Chinese intelligence agents and British officers back into the peninsula with the support of Chin Peng and the cooperation of the Malayan Peoples Anti-Japanese Army. Davis led SOE Force 136 into Japanese-occupied Malaya, operating from camps deep in the jungle alongside fellow covert agents Freddy Spencer Chapman. Following the war, he played a key role in Malayan Emergency affairs, including squatter control, New Village establishment, and tracking down his old adversary Chin Peng and communist terrorists. Historian Margaret Shennan tells the extraordinary story of John Davis, CBE, DSO, an iconic figure in Malaya's colonial history. The book features Davis' personal photographs and correspondence between Davis and Chin Peng, shedding new light on this pivotal period in Malaysian history.
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