I acquired 2 books on 25 February 2023. Destination Casablanca is a history of Casablanca during World War 2. It is a homage to a…
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Tag: World War II History (Books)
Important Conferences During World War 2
These three books are on the important Moscow, Cairo, Teheran, and Yalta conferences held by the Allies during World War 2. The Cairo Conference of…
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WWII: Through the eyes of Winston Churchill
Winston Spencer Churchill wrote his version of the history of the Second World War after the Allies won. The first volume was published in 1948.…
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Snow and Steel
There are many books on the last offensive launched by Herr Corporal HITLER. This attack known as the Battle of the Bulge or the battle…
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Singapore Burning: Heroism and Surrender in World War II
There is a good description of Singapore in the early years in this book. The 10- story Fullerton Building was completed in 1928. It was…
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The Guns at Last Light
What is an argonaut? (Page 503 hardback 2013 ed). This is a tour de force. Atkinson has given us in one volume the war on…
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Singapore Burning: Heroism and Surrender in World War II
This is a book that goes into the granular details but failed to give a clear picture of why the British failed to defend Singapore.…
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Darkest Hour
This slim 316-page book is very perceptive. McCarten wrote this book to accompany his screenplay for Darkest Hour. Even if one has read many books…
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The Malayan-Singapore fiasco
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
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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