but didn't this containment, lead to the PIRA wishing to cease the armed struggle? Is that not defeat, in all but name. I don't remember the British Army offering to give up an armed presence.Originally Posted by davidbfpo
but didn't this containment, lead to the PIRA wishing to cease the armed struggle? Is that not defeat, in all but name. I don't remember the British Army offering to give up an armed presence.
Infinity Journal "I don't care if this works in practice. I want to see it work in theory!"
- The job of the British Army out here is to kill or capture Communist Terrorists in Malaya.
- If we can double the ratio of kills per contact, we will soon put an end to the shooting in Malaya.
Sir Gerald Templer, foreword to the "Conduct of Anti-Terrorist Operations in Malaya," 1958 Edition
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