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| Author | Boddye, E T |
| Publisher | The Pentland Press Ltd |
| ISBN # | 1 85821 038 0 |
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Cover Notes
Malayan Patrol, a gripping novel based on true life, describes the unique experiences of a National Service Platoon Commander during the Malayan Emergency of the early fifties, providing an insight of what life was really like for a soldier in Malaya.
This adventurous and, at
times, humorous book, strongly conveys the atmosphere of the hot dense
jungle to the reader, describing the adaptability, stoicism and comradeship
of the soldiers, despite
ever-present dangers, physical
exhaustion and discomfort.
Malayan Patrol will appeal to all thos with an interest in the history of the British Army.
E T Boddye, born in 1932, was a Natioanl Service Subaltern: a Platoon Commander in Malaya, 1951-1952. A Territorial Army Officer from 1953 to 1991, he retired as a Colonel. He received an MBE (Civil) in 1979, and an OBE (Military) in 1990. He holds an Honours Degree in English Literature from Cambridge and is also a Chartered Engineer. He now lives in Chelmsford, Essex.
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