In early December 1962 there was a surprise rebeluprising in northern Borneo. The leader of the anti-colonialist NorthKalimantan National Army, Sheikh Azahari, mounted the insurrection that becameknown as the Brunei Revolt. It aimed to thwart Britain and Malaya's plan tocombine the British territories of Borneo into a new Federation of Malaysia.  

The river town of Limbang, an administrative centre inthe British colony of Sarawak, became the pivot of the rebellion that was to bethe opening act of the military and diplomatic conflict known as 'Konfrontasi'.

Combining eyewitnessaccounts with thorough research, Limbang Rebellion reveals what it was like to be thrown into thisintense and unexpected conflict in which hostages were taken and threatenedwith execution. It describes the involvement of the Royal Marines underCaptain Jeremy Moore, MC, and the daring rescue mission he led underchallenging circumstances, which included being vastly outnumbered by the rebelforces. The result is a gripping account of sevendramatic days when a small town in northern Borneo suddenly seized the world'sattention.