1958 Restricted publication and the third edition of the official manual issued by the Office of the Director of Operations, Federation of Malaya. Essential reading to all interested in how the forces under British command went on to achieve the widely acknowledged success of their counterinsurgency operations during the Malaya Emergency of 1948 to 1960.

The 21 chapters contain much of what one might expect in such a manual, from methods of patrolling and attacks, to how do deal with air support and conduct ambushes, weapons, equipment, artillery and tracking.