Only three short years after the end of the Japanese occupation, war came again to Malaya. The Chinese-backed guerrillas called it the War of the Running Dogs their contemptuous term for those in Malaya who remained loyal to the British. The British Government referred to this bloody and costly struggle as the "Malayan Emergency." Yet it was a war that lasted 12 years and cost thousands of lives. By the time it was over Malaya had obtained its independence but on British, not on Chinese or Communist, terms. Here is the war ...
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Only three short years after the end of the Japanese occupation, war came again to Malaya. The Chinese-backed guerrillas called it the War of the Running Dogs their contemptuous term for those in Malaya who remained loyal to the British. The British Government referred to this bloody and costly struggle as the "Malayan Emergency." Yet it was a war that lasted 12 years and cost thousands of lives. By the time it was over Malaya had obtained its independence but on British, not on Chinese or Communist, terms. Here is the war as it was. Here are the planters and their wives on their remote rubber estates, the policemen, the generals and the soldiers, the Malays, Chinese and Indians of a polyglot country, all fighting an astute, ruthless, and well organized enemy."
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Most are not aware that the identity card rule was imposed by Sir Henry Gurney on all Malayans as part of his broad strategy to fight the Communists terrorists ("CTs").
It was an undeclared war as the British called it an Emergency to avoid insurance premiums skyrocketing. The CTs called it The War of the Running Dogs.Ã?
Gurney was High Commissioner for only a short 3 years ( not 2 as stated by Noel Barber) before he was assassinated on his way to Fraser's Hill.Ã? But his decisions were instrumental in winning the war according to Noel Barber. Gurney Drive in Penang is named after him in honour of his sacrifice.Ã?
Ã? Barber credited Gurney for the plan that history called The BriggsÃ? Plan. ( p 80 ). Barber also said the squatters who were forcibly moved into NewÃ? Villages were given land titles by the British as an incentivefor them to move. ( p 125 ). This is incorrect.Ã?
The Batang Kali massacreÃ? by British forces is brieflyÃ? covered in this book. The massacre has resulted in court enquiries in UK but the outcome was disappointing to the descendents of theÃ? victims. Much literature has been written on this massacre. Readers interested can look up the Internet.Ã?
This is a popular history.Ã? Barber writes of the characters that populated this vicious war. The CTs were ruthless.Ã? It took a brilliant General Templer to defeat them. Rightly,Ã? Templer Park is named after him in honour of his contributions.Ã?
