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The Men Who Lost Singapore
Ronnie McCrum
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Description for The Men Who Lost Singapore
Paperback. The British military failure against the Japanese invasion of Singapore in 1942 is a well-documented and closely examined episode. But far less attention has been paid to the role of the colonial governor and his staff during this period, an oversight Ronald McCrum corrects with this insightful history. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
The British military failure against the Japanese invasion of Singapore in 1942 is a well-documented and closely examined episode. But far less attention has been paid to the role of the colonial governor and his staff during this period, an oversight Ronald McCrum corrects with this insightful history. As McCrum shows, the failure of the civil authorities in conjunction with the military to fully prepare the country for the possibility of war was a key factor in the defeat. In The Men Who Lost Singapore, McCrum closely examines the role and responsibilities of the ... Read more
The British military failure against the Japanese invasion of Singapore in 1942 is a well-documented and closely examined episode. But far less attention has been paid to the role of the colonial governor and his staff during this period, an oversight Ronald McCrum corrects with this insightful history. As McCrum shows, the failure of the civil authorities in conjunction with the military to fully prepare the country for the possibility of war was a key factor in the defeat. In The Men Who Lost Singapore, McCrum closely examines the role and responsibilities of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
NUS Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789814722391
SKU
V9789814722391
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About Ronnie McCrum
Ronald McCrum is a retired British army colonel who served in Malaya and Singapore. He served over two years as the Defence Attache in the High Commission in Singapore and as Defence Attache in Israel at the beginning of the Palestinian intifada.
Reviews for The Men Who Lost Singapore
A must-read for anyone wishing to understand why Singapore's fall occurred in the manner it did.
Greg Kennedy, King's College, London
Greg Kennedy, King's College, London