This book by Geoffrey P. Megargee, published in 2000, is an eye-opener. I read it in Dec 2002, having bought it at Times bookstore, Centrepoint…
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Tag: World War II History (Books)
Names chosen for military operations – Part 1
The name given to a military operation is taken very seriously. The US military strike on Iran on 28 Feb 26 is named Operation Epic…
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Israel and Nasser—Part 1
The Six-Day War is the popular name for the 1967 Arab–Israeli war (5–10 June 1967). For all of Nasser’s popularity with the Egyptians and Arabs…
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When Titans Clashed
The Napoleonic War and WW2 taught the Russians that they need neutral countries between Germany and Moscow to act as buffer states to survive a…
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Britain’s War Story Revisited
Alan Allport’s two-volume history of the Second World War from the perspective of Britain—Britain at Bay: The Epic Story of the Second World War, 1938–1941…
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China and Japan – Part 2
Japanese culture and arts only grew after absorbing Chinese traditions via Korea and China from 600 to 838 AD. Absorption was the most during the…
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Behind the Glory
Britain at Bay, by Alan Allport (2020), is a sweeping first volume covering Britain’s early years in World War II (1938–1941). It is a magisterial…
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Embracing Defeat
The title is striking. It seizes your attention. “Embrace” means to take up readily or gladly, like “embrace a cause.” In the book “Embracing Defeat”…
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China and Japan – Part 1
Emperor Hirohito’s surrender speech, delivered on August 15, 1945, over the radio, was in classical Japanese that was heavily influenced by classical Chinese, especially in…
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Sunday Book Haul
Last Sunday I bought 3 excellent books at Kinokuniya KLCC. The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials by Telford Taylor is a memoir by one of…
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