These are the 4 most recent books on the Malayan Campaign and the Fall of Singapore. Their emphasis varies. Farrell focused on the commanders and…
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Month: May 2021
The Defence and Fall of Singapore
In 1921 the British settled on the “Singapore strategy” to defend the Far East against Japanese attacks. (p 18). The strategy envisaged building a naval…
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Law in a Time of Crisis
This latest 2021 book by Lord Sumption, a former Justice of the UK Supreme Court from 2012 to 2018 is a gem. Containing 12 essays…
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Who Wrote the Bible?
This book was written in 1987. I bought it in 1991 in Singapore en-route to an open-air Chinese New Year charity dinner. My law firm…
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