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 Malay male 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.
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.