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Alias Chin Peng: My Side of History

Chin Peng

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Alias Chin Peng: My Side of History

by Chin Peng
Alias Chin Peng: My Side of History
Alias Chin Peng: My Side of History

Revolutionary memoir from history’s most wanted fugitive

This is a gripping read if you like history told from inside the storm rather than from a safe distance. Chin Peng’s life moves from teenage idealism to underground warfare and anti-colonial struggle, so the book feels both politically charged and intensely personal. You get the rare pull of hearing a controversial figure explain himself in full, which makes it fascinating even when you don’t agree with him.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Alias Chin Peng: My Side of History

by Chin Peng
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ISBN: 9789810486938
Author: Chin Peng
Publisher: Media Masters Pte. Ltd.
Date of Publication: 2003-09-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: War, World History, Politics, Asia, Biography Memoir, Biography, World War II
Goodreads rating: 3.94
(rated by 69 readers)

Description

Chin Peng joined the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) in January 1940 as a 15-year-old schoolboy. His commitment to the communist cause, the pre-war anti-colonial struggle against Britain, and, eventually, guerrilla warfare against the Japanese invaders propelled him rapidly to senior positions within the CPM. By the age of 18 he became the key link between the CPM's Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA) and Britain's clandestine Force 136, then endeavouring to set up intelligence-gathering operations behind enemy lines. While still a teenager, he was promoted to head the CPM's activities in his home state of Perak. Following the Japanese surrender, Chin Peng was appointed to the Central Committee and, ultimately, to the party's Politburo, its highest-ranking policy-making body. He was barely 21; at 23, he was formally named the CPM's Secretary General, its highest-ranking figure. By June 1948, the Malayan Emergency erupted and Chin Peng, four months shy of his 24th year, became the British Empire's most wanted man.
 

Revolutionary memoir from history’s most wanted fugitive

This is a gripping read if you like history told from inside the storm rather than from a safe distance. Chin Peng’s life moves from teenage idealism to underground warfare and anti-colonial struggle, so the book feels both politically charged and intensely personal. You get the rare pull of hearing a controversial figure explain himself in full, which makes it fascinating even when you don’t agree with him.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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