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The K section
287 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1972
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May 12, 2017
A fictional British territory, similar in physical and racial mix to Singapore, is headed towards independence. One of the local tribal groups wants it, another does not. Some of the Chinese and Indians do and others don't. The Communist, backed by the USSR, who have trained a group of liberation fighters, want racial chaos so they can make a takeover bid.
This book shews the complex black arts involved on both the Communist side and the British, via the local K Section of the Special Branch of the Police.
The head of K Section is very devious but, towards the end, finds himself hindered by the muddleheaded liberal minded Governor who fails to understand that the only way to combat terrorist is by a 'no holds barred' policy.
I fist read this in the 1970s, when it first came out. Is the tale still relevant?
Today's terrorist are not Communists, but Islamist. In Hanoverian times they were Jacobites, Cromwell's time they were Royalist, in James I & Elizabeth I's time they were Catholics - times change and so do those who would force change through violence, but the methods are similar.
This book shews the complex black arts involved on both the Communist side and the British, via the local K Section of the Special Branch of the Police.
The head of K Section is very devious but, towards the end, finds himself hindered by the muddleheaded liberal minded Governor who fails to understand that the only way to combat terrorist is by a 'no holds barred' policy.
I fist read this in the 1970s, when it first came out. Is the tale still relevant?
Today's terrorist are not Communists, but Islamist. In Hanoverian times they were Jacobites, Cromwell's time they were Royalist, in James I & Elizabeth I's time they were Catholics - times change and so do those who would force change through violence, but the methods are similar.
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