Re-enter The SAS: The Special Air Service And The Malayan Emergency (1994) By Alan Hoe & Eric Morris
 
In this book Alan Hoe and Eric Morris tell how, because of the Malayan Emergency, the British SAS was reformed and because of their brilliant record it was decided by the 'suits' in Whitehall that such a unit was integral to the British Army.
 
From 1948 to 1960, the British government was involved in a counter-insurgency campaign in Malaya. In 1950, the SAS, known initially as the Malayan Scouts, became involved in the campaign and remained there until 1958. . This time was one of the most complex in the post-war period for the SAS.It was a war, but there was a curious reason why it was never called one. It was a war ? though out of regard for the London insurance market, on which the Malayan economy relied for cover, no one ever used the word. This misnomer continued for twelve years, for the simple reason that insurance rates covered losses of stock and equipment through riot and civil commotion in an emergency, but not in a civil war. 
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
230 Pages
In Good Condition