THE MALAYAN SPECIAL FORCE IN THE HEART OF AFRICA
A Malaysian army officer recounts the little known history of the Malayan Special Force which served as peacekeepers with the United Nations in Zaire for nineteen months between 1960 and 1963. It was an extraordinary honour for a country, barely three years independent itself and facing its own inte...
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| Language: | English |
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Petaling Jaya
Pelanduk Pub.
1989
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Add Tag | Summary: | A Malaysian army officer recounts the little known history of the Malayan Special Force which served as peacekeepers with the United Nations in Zaire for nineteen months between 1960 and 1963. It was an extraordinary honour for a country, barely three years independent itself and facing its own internal struggles with the communist insurgency, to be involved in attempts to calm the turmoil in another newly independent state. With a foreword by Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia's first prime minister. |
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| Physical Description: | 107 pages illustrations 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9679782549 |
The Malayan Special Force in the heart of Africa