Did Singapore Have to Fall? - Churchill and the Impregnable Fortress

This book provides a sophisticated summary of up-to-date knowledge on the Fall of Singapore, including the critical tensions between Churchill and local commanders.

List of contents

PrefaceKeyMapsPhotographsChronology1. Introduction 2. Singapore in 1941 3. The Fatal Decisions 4. The Campaign 5. The Guns of Singapore 6. After the BattleAppendix A: British Forces in December 1941Appendix B: Japanese Forces in December 1941Appendix C: Organisation of Malaya CommandAppendix D: British Aircraft in the Far EastAppendix E: War Diaries for Selected Coastal GunsAppendix F: Gun StatisticsAppendix G: The Guns of Faber and Changi Fire CommandBibliographyNotesIndex

About the author

Karl Hack teaches history at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He specialises in Southeast Asian history, imperialism and counterinsurgency.
Kevin Blackburn teaches history at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is an Australian historian who specialises in Australian history and in war and memory.

Summary

This book provides a sophisticated summary of up-to-date knowledge on the Fall of Singapore, including the critical tensions between Churchill and local commanders.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Blackburn, Blackburn Kevin, Karl Hack, Hack Karl
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.2003
• EAN: 9780415308038
• ISBN: 978-0-415-30803-8
• No. of pages: 324
• Weight: 1040 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, military history, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, South East Asia, General & world history, Regional Studies, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Regional / International studies, Asian History, General and world history, Modern warfare, Australasian and Pacific history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General