Did Singapore Have to Fall?: Churchill and the Impregnable Fortress [Hardcover]

Kevin Blackburn (Author), Karl Hack (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415308038 | ISBN-13: 978-0415308038 | Publication Date: December 10, 2003 | Edition: 1

This book provides a sophisticated summary of up-to-date knowledge on the Fall of Singapore, including the critical tensions between Churchill and local commanders. A focus on the role of Churchill, and on his understanding of the guns and Singapore's fortifications, makes the Fortress central to understanding why and how Singapore fell as it did. The book includes a range of quotations that give the flavour of the time and the essence of the debates. No other book allows the reader to get a clear overview of the base, the plans, the campaign, the guns and the remaining heritage, all in one place.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'... a major and original contribution to what the author's call the "never-ending post-mortem" destined to continue not simply for want of an authoritative inquiry conducted at the time but more especially with ever-changing perspectives'.

A. J. Stockwell (Royal Holloway, University of London), The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Karl Hack teaches history at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He specialises in Southeast Asian history, imperialism and counterinsurgency.
Kevin Blackburn teaches history at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is an Australian historian who specialises in Australian history and in war and memory.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (December 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415308038
• ISBN-13: 978-0415308038
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,032,798 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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