Rehearsal for war : resistance and the underground war against the Japanese and the Kempeitai, 1942-1945

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. 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. The narrative ends with a verse entitled Singapore 1941//2 by Edwin Thumboo followed by some photos. 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. xviii, 230 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm