An English translation of the memoirs a Malay nationalist born into a Minangkabau community in Perak who went on to form the Young Malays Union (KMM.) After imprisonment by the British for working with the the Japanese he joined the United Malays Organisation (UMNO) during the Emergency, being one of the few Malay nationalist organisations allowed to operate by the colonial authorities. The height of his political career was when he opposed Tunku Abdul Rahman in the election of a new president for UMNO in 1951 and lost by only one vote. Translated by Insun Sony Mustapha and edited by Jomo KS Very Good Paperback. First English Language Edition. 423 pages including an index.
