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Aristocracy of Armed Talent : The Military Elite in Singapore /

When Singapore declared independence in 1965, it faced the monumental task of building a military from scratch. Aristocracy of Armed Talent tells the story of the development of the Singapore Armed Forces through a collective portrait of its leaders. This book is based on interviews with twenty-eigh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chan, Samuel Ling Wei (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Generally speaking
  • The profession of arms and society
  • Motivations for military service
  • Commitment to military service
  • The ascension process
  • The ascension structure
  • Scholars and stars by numbers and cases
  • Character determines destiny
  • The aristocracy of armed talent.