Limbang Rebellion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Limbang Rebellion write by Eileen Chanin. This book was released on 2014-01-27. Limbang Rebellion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In early December 1962 there was a surprise rebel uprising in northern Borneo. The leader of the anti-colonialist North Kalimantan National Army, Sheikh Azahari, mounted the insurrection that became known as the Brunei Revolt. It aimed to thwart Britain and Malaya's plan to combine the British territories of Borneo into a new Federation of Malaysia.The river town of Limbang, an administrative centre in the British colony of Sarawak, became the pivot of the rebellion that was to be the opening act of the military and diplomatic conflict known as 'Konfrontasi'.Combining eyewitness accounts with thorough research, Limbang Rebellion reveals what it was like to be thrown into this intense and unexpected conflict in which hostages were taken and threatened with execution. It describes the involvement of the Royal Marines under Captain Jeremy Moore, MC, and the daring rescue mission he led under challenging circumstances, which included being vastly outnumbered by the rebel forces. The result is a gripping account of seven dramatic days when a small town in northern Borneo suddenly seized the world's attention.
British Borneo
British Borneo - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook British Borneo write by W. H. Treacher. This book was released on 1891. British Borneo available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Rebellion in Brunei
Rebellion in Brunei - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rebellion in Brunei write by Harun Abdul Majid. This book was released on 2007-06-27. Rebellion in Brunei available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Brunei has long been associated with massive oil resources and the stability that its wealth can guarantee. But little is known of the revolt of 1962 that might have changed the fortunes of the sultanate and the fate of Southeast Asia. In theory, Brunei is a constitutional sultanate, but in practice it is an absolute monarchy. Since the 1962 rebellion, a state of emergency has been in force and the Sultan has ruled by decree. It is a small state in a region dominated by the superpower of China and its size is a significant factor in determining the country's policy towards defence and security - territorially, politically and economically.This is the first comprehensive history of the Brunei Rebellion, which was the trigger for the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation of the 1960s and of critical importance in understanding the history of the region. Harun Abdul Majid explores the turmoil throughout Southeast Asia that was the backdrop to the rebellion and analyses how Brunei not only survived but actually emerged from this turbulent period as a stronger and more coherent political state. Among other issues, he asks: how did events affect the position of the Sultan and the people of Brunei? How did the relationship with the United Kingdom evolve? And what happened next?The revolt of 1962 was a small, armed uprising in support of a Borneo Federation consisting of Brunei, Sarawak and North Borneo. It opposed the Malaysian Federation, which was seen as a buttress of British and Western imperial interest. In a period of great tension between the West and the Communist world, China viewed the rebellion as a national liberation war and it was quickly suppressed by the British Emergency Force. But although the rebellion itself was short-lived, the consequences for the region's international relations within Asia and with the West - especially given Brunei's emergence as a significant oilproducer - were far-reaching.
A History of Sarawak Under Its Two White Rajahs, 1839-1908
A History of Sarawak Under Its Two White Rajahs, 1839-1908 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History of Sarawak Under Its Two White Rajahs, 1839-1908 write by Sabine Baring-Gould. This book was released on 1909. A History of Sarawak Under Its Two White Rajahs, 1839-1908 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Sterling Submachine Gun
The Sterling Submachine Gun - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Sterling Submachine Gun write by Matthew Moss. This book was released on 2018-11-29. The Sterling Submachine Gun available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Designed by a motorcycle racer turned small-arms engineer, George Patchett, the submachine gun that eventually became known as the Sterling was developed during World War II. Some suggest it first saw action during Operation Infatuate with No. 4 Commando, before becoming fully adopted by the British Army in 1953 as the Sterling Machine Carbine (L2A1). It was centre stage for many of Britain's post-colonial conflicts from Malaya to Kenya and from Yemen to Northern Ireland. The silenced L34A1 Sterling-Patchett entered service in 1966 and first saw action deep in the jungles of Vietnam in the hands of the elite special forces of Australia, New Zealand and the United States during prisoner snatches and reconnaissance patrols. Employing first-hand accounts and painstaking technical analysis, this engaging account features carefully selected archive photography and specially commissioned colour artwork depicting the submachine gun that armed British and other forces for nearly 60 years.
