TY - BOOK AU - MACKAY,Donald TI - The malayan emergency 1948-60: the domino that stood SN - 9781857531183 : PY - 1997/// CY - London: PB - Brassey's, KW - INDEPENDENCE KW - MALAYAN EMERGENCY KW - MALAYSIA N2 - Starts with an overview of the state of Malaya in 1948 and reviews the troubles and problems during and after the Second world War which made the country such a ready target for insurrection. Examines the strengths and weaknesses of the two sides in 1948 before describing the history of the long running Emergency. The author was a rubber planter in Malaysia in the 1950s and also served as a reservist ER -