An edition of Between two oceans (2004)

Between two oceans

a military history of Singapore from first settlement to final British withdrawal

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An edition of Between two oceans (2004)

Between two oceans

a military history of Singapore from first settlement to final British withdrawal

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508

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Cover of: Between two oceans
Between two oceans: a military history of Singapore from first settlement to final British withdrawal
2004, Marshall Cavendish Academic, Marshall Cavendish Intl
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Table of Contents

Geography and traditional warfare in pre-British Southeast Asia: the place of Singapore
Why the British came to Singapore
From fieldworks to Fort Canning, 1823-1866
Britannia rules the waves? Singapore and imperial defence, 1867-1891
The weakest go to the wall: from money to mutiny, 1892-1918
A keystone of imperial defence or a millstone around Britain's neck? Singapore, 1919-1941
Too little, too late: preparing for war, 1941-1942
Bitter harvest: the defence and fall of Singapore
Living under the rising sun: Singapore and the Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
Old wine in a new bottle: Singapore and British defence policy, 1945-1962
End of empire: from union to withdrawal
Notes on the forts of nineteenth-century Singapore
Wartime preparations to defend Singapore Island
Controversies surrounding the surrender of Singapore, February 1942.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 452-470) and index.

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Singapore

Classifications

Library of Congress
UA853.S5 B48 2004, UA853.S55 B48 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 508 p. :
Number of pages
508

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3328847M
Internet Archive
betweentwooceans0000unse
ISBN 10
9812103767
LCCN
2004303722
OCLC/WorldCat
56131866
Goodreads
1523306

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OL23891538W

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