Shoot To Kill - Richard Miers - British and 50 similar items

Birkitts Books presents ... Shoot To Kill Author: Miers, Richard Publisher: Faber and Faber Release Date: 1959 Seller Category: Military History Qty Available: 1 Condition: Used: Very Good Sku: 250720012 Notes: Price-clipped jacket has light tattering to the edges, green cloth boards have minor wear, binding sound, internally clean. RICHARD MIERS Shoot to Kill Foreword by General Sir Francis Festing Chief of the Imperial General Staff Over thousands of square miles of jungle, British and Malayan soldiers fought side by side against the Communist terrorists, the `CTs'?a determined and active force, a hard-core army of fanatics fighting for survival with the cunning of cornered vermin. Brigadier R. C. H. Miers, D.S.O. and Bar, O.B.E., commanded the 1st Battalion of the South Wales Borderers in Malaya with conspicuous gallantry and success, and his book recaptures the very feel and pulse of the operations in which he?and the officers and men who fought with and under him?played a part. The dominant note throughout is the note of excitement?of exhilaration almost ?at the doing superbly well of a difficult and often dangerous job. `Brigadier Miers's account of the war against the Communist Terrorists fills many a gap. There have been specialized accounts as good as his by the patrol-leading soldier, by the police officer, but while they have written primarily of their own CT war and have rarely looked beyond their own intensely personal experiences, the commander of the 1st Batta-lion of the South Wales Borderers is able to stand back from events and give a general account of the progress of battalion or divisional operations in two quite different sectors, Kluang and Segamat.' Times Literary Supplement. With 16 pages of illustrations from photographs, and a map at the end of the book. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our Store!!