The Jungle Beat: Fighting Terrorists in Malaya |
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Roy Follows
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Pages: 208 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0953057577
Pub: Eye Books Direct
Pub date: 1999-06-01
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 69258
Reader Reviews:
Roy Follows - The Jungle Beat (2/2 people found this helpful)
The best book I've read on or about the Malayan Emergency - and I've read a few. Not too much analysis about the global geo-politics, just a great account of what it was like to be at the sharp end, and not in some fashionable county regiment either, but with the Malayan para-military police field force. A cracking read.
A nailbiting account of Jungle warfare. Never put it down! (1/1 people found this helpful)
When you think of Jungle warefare, you normally think of military units such as the Gurkas or the SAS. However, Follows account of being a copper on the beat is breathtaking. Police in the jungle makes a refreshing change from the military accounts. It takes a special type of person to endure such physical hardship for weeks at a time - snakes, ants, scorpions, elephants etc... He had to put them aside. Navigating without GPS, eating rice, drinking stagnant water. Only a blanket for warm at night. All the time dodging and hunting terrorists. There is no bravdo here. Mistakes and victories are told alike and you are with him in every step of the way.
A rivetting insight into jungle warfare (3/3 people found this helpful)
Roy's work is a great read, effortlessly combining the adventurous elements of military history and travel writing. The characters he worked with are vividly brought to life through his personal accounts of unsung victories and embarrassing botch ups. If you've enjoyed reading about the exploits of our special forces in the recent glut of SAS books, then you're bound to enjoy this. Maybe you'll even learn a thing or two about how the SAS got their current knowledge on jungle survival...
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