Forgotten Wars (86 page)

Muslim rioters and the corpse of a Hindu, Calcutta, August 1946

India’s interim government at their swearing in, Delhi 1946

Aung San and Attlee, London, January 1947

The Mountbattens in Delhi, eve of independence, August 1947

Aung San and family, 1947

Celebrating independence in Calcutta, August 1947

Ending the Burmese days: Rance and Burma’s president, January 1948

Communist suspect, Malaya, c. 1949

Bren gun and stengah: rubber planter in Malaya, 1949

Chinese peasants being arrested by Malay policemen, April 1949

Dyak trackers in Malaya, c. 1949

The Sultan expects: the ruler of Selangor inspects Malay special constables on a rubber estate, 1949

Hearts and minds: a propaganda leaflet drop, 1948

Imperial twilight: drinks party at Malcolm MacDonald’s residence, Bukit Serene, 1949