Book preview: Honoring military women who defend Malaysia

If you're expecting the fictional war story in Pukul Habis to be fought mainly by a cast of male Malay Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) regulars, you're in for a disappointment.

The book showcases MAF women in many combat and combat support functions, highlighting the important role that women perform in defending Malaysia.

The suggestion for the author to consider including women in the war story came from a senior male Malay regular. And this request was happily acceded to as I had seen, firsthand over the years, the contributions of many women to the MAF.

As a dad with two young daughters, I am hoping the book would kindle their interest in military matters too. 

Read about a female company commander from Support Company, 501 Rejimen Askar Wataniah, as the weekend soldiers from the Territorial Army regiment fight off an armoured assault using Carl-Gustaf 84mm recoilless rifles.

Female characters also serve aboard the Royal Malaysian Navy's Tun Sharifah Rodziah sea base, with a film crew embedded with 5 Rejimen Askar Melayu Diraja (5 RAMD), and several more interesting functions such as cyber defence and satellite imagery analysts.

Follow the female characters from the MAF as they go into action on land, air, sea and in critical support functions.

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Malaysian Army Anza and Royal Malaysian Navy Starstreak MANPADS. Click here

Royal Malaysian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKM. Click here

Expect more sneak previews of the book (no spoilers) from this blog, kementah.blogspot.com, in the coming days as we count down to the launch.

Days to launch: 9 days (22 November 22). NO PRESALE.

11 March 2023 update: Books Kinokuniya in Singapore has stocked Pukul Habis. Please visit its main store in Ngee Ann City or Bugis Junction, or check the Kinokuniya online store here. The title should be available via Kinokuniya Malaysia soon. Please enquire with the KL store.

1 Dec 2022 update: Now available from Amazon sites that serve your location. "Look Inside" function on some sites shows sample pages.

Singapore: https://bit.ly/3XJzInH

Australia: https://amzn.to/3ViaX0i

Canada: https://amzn.to/3VkjqQP Look Inside

France: https://amzn.to/3uenBS5 Look Inside

Germany: https://amzn.to/3XLcJc0 Look Inside

Japan: https://amzn.to/3gS2Loz Look Inside

Spain: https://amzn.to/3OSfi7S

Sweden: https://bit.ly/3GWq7UI

United Kingdom: https://amzn.to/3EZ6clA Look Inside

USA: https://amzn.to/3Ui3Eo1 Look Inside