Lord Auckland is infamous for launching the First Anglo-Afghan War which led to the disastrous retreat from Kabul to Jalalabad with only one lone British…
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Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters
On 8 September 2021, the Robert E. Lee statue was removed and cut into two pieces in Richmond, the ex-capital of the Confederacy. Intrigued by…
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Rachmaninov Concertos No. 2 & 3
‘If music be the food of love, play on, give me excess of it…’ -so said The Bard in Twelfth Night. Rachmaninov Concertos No. 2…
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What is a Blue?
A Blue is an award for outstanding achievement in sports. This tradition began in Oxford and Cambridge universities. Achieving a Blue is considered a major…
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War of the Running Dogs: Malaya, 1948-1960
Mrs. PG Lim is a famous Malayan barrister, educated in Cambridge. She died at age 97 in 2013. She lived a full life. As a…
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Lord Atkin
Lord Atkin is considered one of the greatest of all English common lawyers. He is also regarded as one of the best criminal judges of…
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The War of the Running Dogs
Most are not aware that the identity card rule was imposed by Sir Henry Gurney on all Malayans as part of his broad strategy to…
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Liu Hung-Chang and China’s Early Modernization
“Opportunity for high office is a matter of fate” -Tseng Kuo Fan advising Li Hung Chang. Tseng was instrumental in crushing the Taiping Rebellion. He…
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Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
Bombay is the most cosmopolitan city in India. It is also the home of the Parsis of India. Recently, Bombay saw a titanic court battle…
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Liu Hung-Chang and China’s Early Modernization
“Opportunity for high office is a matter of fate” -Tseng Kuo Fan advising Li Hung Chang. (Page 21) Li was a son of a Chin-Shih…
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