For twelve years, British and Commonwealth forces fought a communist insurgency in the steamy jungles of Malaya. It was a war of ambushes, "hearts and minds," and forced relocations—a brutal template for modern counterinsurgency that the US would later study in Vietnam.

This episode follows the strategy of Sir Gerald Templer, the controversial "Briggs Plan" that resettled half a million people, and the gritty reality of jungle patrols. We ask why this successful campaign is overshadowed by Britain's later, more disastrous conflicts.

Hosted by Ibnul Jaif Farabi. Produced by Light Knot Studios (lightknotstudios.com).