Rehearsal for War
Subtitle: Resistance and the Underground War Against the Japanese and the Kempeitai, 1942-1945
By: Bah Kah Choon, Yap Hong Kuan.
Contributors: Yap, Hong Kuan, 1922-
Publisher: Horizon Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9789810443429
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Malaysia -- Malaya.; Malaya -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
Description: In 1957, while working on his thesis, Yap Hong Kuan was given unprecedented access to Special Branch files that provided him with detailed information on the underground resistance forces that fought the Japanese and went on to form the nucleus of the field regiments of the Malayan Communist Party. Owing to the sensitive nature of the material, Yap's thesis was prohibited from publication for more than 40 years. The text has now been rewritten and updated by Ban Kah Choon who has added much new information. This book provides a comprehensive and insightful account of the motivations, leaders, doctrines and organizational structure of the underground resistance forces that fought the Japanese Occupation army from 1942 to 1945.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-217) and index.
Originally presented as Yap Hong Kuan's thesis (B.A.--University of Malaya, 1957) under the title: Perak under the Japanese, rewritten and substantially expanded.