The Malayan Emergency, with Phil Wang

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Few are aware of the secretive conflict that took place in the jungles of Malaysia in the 1940s and 1950s between British colonial forces and communist guerillas. So what tactics were used by both sides? Why was it called an Emergency and not a War? What happened to ordinary civilians caught in the crossfire? And why did this conflict become so important for future counterinsurgency campaigns? </span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">In this episode we were joined by stand up comedian Phil Wang.</span> <p style="margin-top: 0cm;"><span style= "font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #232530;">--------------</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm;"><span style= "font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #232530;">CREDITS: </span></p> <p style= "margin-top: 0cm; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgba(240, 242, 245, 0.5); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span style= "font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #232530;">Excerpt from "Malayan Jungle Patrol Aka Malaya Report (1953)" <a style= "box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--brand-main);" href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo6W2s1_AfY&ab_channel=BritishPath%C3%A9" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DGCO9BYCGNeY%26ab_channel%3DNRCCCommunications&source=gmail&ust=1649786348476000&usg=AOvVaw0Qhb-6n5lKxRzz-GXih_y5"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo6W2s1_AfY&ab_channel=BritishPath%C3%A9</a></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm;"><span style= "font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #232530;">Excerpt from "Malayan jungle fighting in 1952"</span> <span style= "font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #232530;"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0PzaBY8-58&ab_channel=MichaelRogge">  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0PzaBY8-58&ab_channel=Michael