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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Tag: Military History (Books)
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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China & The Age of The Opium War
Rutherfurd’s China is one of my rare forays into Fiction. Published in 2021 it is a grand saga of several characters swept up by the…
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Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China’s Last Golden Age
Platt is a master writer. His book is based on prodigious research. He cites original sources. He describes the city of Canton well in his…
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The battle of the Bulge
The battle of the Bulge is one of the 3 major battles in Hitler ‘s last stand in Western Europe. Here are 2 books. Snow…
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Books on Afghanistan
There are 2 passes from British India’s North West Frontier into Afghanistan. The more famous and shorter pass is the Khyber Pass from Peshawer to…
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Instructions for British Servicemen in France 1944
This is a fascinating pamphlet issued in 1944 to British servicemen prior to D – Day. It was intended to guide Britons’ behaviour towards the…
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Classics — Chapman and Malaya
Whenever I travel, my style is to bring and read books related to my sojourn in situ. These are two classic books on Malaya written…
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The Gulf War
The Gulf War refers to the war under President George HW Bush. The invasion of Iraq refers to the war under his son President George…
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Interesting book – The Secret War for China: Espionage, Revolution, and the rise of Mao
This book is a fascinating book that focuses on the spies and their activities operated by the KMT, CCP, the Japanese, the Germans, and the…
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