Today in 1945
Mar 2, 2019 12:04:54 #
Angmo wrote:
JFK liked special forces. He did put in more troops. The British used special forces only to rid Malaysia of leftie communists.
Interesting book to read “The Bright Shining Lie”.
Interesting book to read “The Bright Shining Lie”.
There were several documentaries about the British and their campaign in Malaysia (then Malaya). An interesting aside to the story, is the change to the SMLE rifle used by the Brits; converted to a jungle carbine.
Another book you might find interesting is "Liberal Fascism", by Jonah Goldberg. He makes a very good case for kindred spirits such as Woodrow Wilson, the Roosevelts (TR, FDR), JFK, LBJ, and others who come as Progressives, but use Fascism as a front for Socialism.
He also makes a good case for the fact that large corporations aren't really entrepreneurs, but fellow travelers with "big government".
Mar 2, 2019 15:29:36 #
pendennis wrote:
There were several documentaries about the British... (show quote)
Brits were use SMLE Jungle Carbine in Burma during WWII, before Malaysia.
Mar 2, 2019 15:30:35 #
Knew about British using SAS people in Malaysia. If I remember right it took the English six years to clear out Malaysia, but England kept it small force, not like what the US did in Vietnam, going in with a large force and adding more as time goes by.
Mar 2, 2019 15:38:35 #
Quinn 4 wrote:
Knew about British using SAS people in Malaysia. If I remember right it took the English six years to clear out Malaysia, but England kept it small force, not like what the US did in Vietnam, going in with a large force and adding more as time goes by.
Conventional forces don’t really get ‘er done with non conventional warfare.
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