Explores aspects of the World War II experience of Sabah (then British North Borneo), from the eve of the Japanese invasion to the arrival of Allied forces. These 5 years were a watershed for the people of Sabah who, after progressing steadily towards modernity for 60 years, suffered one of the greatest calamities one can imagine. The magnitude of destruction went beyond material losses; many also lost their lives, and the Chinese business elite was, basically, wiped out. It is only right that the effect of the war on Sabah be written for the sake of later generations.
Danny Wong is an eminent local historian and Professor at the University of Malaya. This book is a compilation of articles previously published elsewhere, in 24 chapters. Each one has been diligently researched and is lucidly written. The detail in the accounts is a key feature. Some of the chapters are about individual guerilla fighters, others about particular events or periods during the war. A moving and very readable book.
