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China 1949: Year of Revolution

It is ironic that history will look back to 2020 as the beginning of the Cold War between China and the US and the UK.…

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The Malayan-Singapore fiasco

Julia_M May 19, 2021 No Comments Chinese History (Books)England History Great Britain History (Books)Japanese History (Books)Southeast Asia History World War II History (Books)

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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The Defence and Fall of Singapore

Julia_M May 7, 2021 No Comments Chinese History (Books)Southeast Asia History World War II History (Books)

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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Shanghai – A decadent city

Julia_M July 19, 2020 No Comments Asian History (Books)Chinese Biographies Chinese History (Books)Fascism (Books)Historical China Biographies History of China Intelligence & Espionage (Kindle Store)Law Enforcement Biographies Social Sciences Reference Sociology of Urban Areas

A trip to Shanghai would not be complete without reading these 6 books. A stay would also not be complete without staying at the historical…

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Zhou En Lai

Julia_M May 19, 2020 No Comments 20th Century World History Chinese Biographies Chinese History (Books)Communism & Socialism (Books)Historical China Biographies History of China

Zhou En Lai ‘s life is the history of modern China to 1970s. He was the eminence grise. Some condemned him for failing to stop…

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By Han Suyin

Julia_M May 18, 2020 No Comments Chinese History (Books)General China Travel Guides Historical Asian Fiction Historical Chinese Fiction Southeast Asia Travel Guides

Han Suyin sadly is not well known nowadays. But in the 1950s she was a famous writer of works on China. Here are some books…

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Chinese civilization in its totality

Julia_M May 12, 2020 No Comments Asian History (Books)Chinese History (Books)

This 4-volume set is part of the Cambridge China Library which is a series of new English translations of books by Chinese scholars that have…

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Escape from encirclement

Julia_M May 12, 2020 No Comments Asian History (Books)Chinese History (Books)World History (Books)

The Long March has achieved mythical status in Chinese history. 80,000 men, women and children trekked for one year and 4,000 miles to escape encirclement…