Limbang Rebellion: Seven Days in December, 1962

During 1962, a rebel uprising occurred in northern Borneo, resulting in the capture of hostages and the threat of execution. This event, known as the Brunei revolt, marked the beginning of the diplomatic and military conflict between Indonesia and Malaysia, known as the Confrontation. The British and Malayan Prime Ministers aimed to create a federation of Malaysia by combining British colonies in Borneo and Singapore with independent Malaya. Sheikh A. M. Azahari, a Brunei Malay politician, led an anti-Malaysia insurrection, and British Royal Marines conducted a daring amphibious dawn assault at Limbang on 12 December to liberate the hostages. The story of Limbang and its impact on the lives of those involved has not been fully told until now, highlighting the terror and life-affirming experiences of those involved.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 272 pages
\n Publication date: 30 March 2021
\n Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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Between 8 and 12 December 1962, the world's attention was drawn to a sudden rebel uprising that erupted in northern Borneo, where hostages were taken and threatened with execution. The small river town of Limbang, the administrative center of the Fifth Division of the British Crown colony of Sarawak, was the focal point of the confrontation that Harold Macmillan told John F. Kennedy was as dangerous a situation in South East Asia as the Western Allies had seen since the Second World War. The Brunei revolt turned out to be the opening act of the diplomatic and military conflict between Indonesia and Malaysia known as the Confrontation ( Konfrontasi ). Britain and the Malayan Prime Minister aimed to create a federation of Malaysia by combining the two British colonies in Borneo and the island colony of Singapore with already independent Malaya. Opposition to this came from Brunei Malay politician Sheikh A. M. Azahari. The self-styled Prime Minister of a united northern Borneo mounted an anti-Malaysia insurrection. This uprising became known as the Brunei revolt. An amphibious dawn assault at Limbang on 12 December by L Company of 42 Commando British Royal Marines liberated the hostages whom Azahari's rebel forces were preparing to hang. The story of Limbang and what it represents has not been fully told until now. While terrifying, Limbang was also a life-affirming experience for those involved and forged life-long bonds. It ends not with the heroic release of the hostages in a commando raid, where British forces faced heavy resistance, but with the impact these events had on the lives of all concerned.

\n Weight: 456g\n
Dimension: 157 x 232 x 25 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781526796981\n \n