Churchill and the lion city : shaping modern Singapore /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: Churchill College, National University of Singapore
Other Authors: Farrell, Brian P. (Brian Padair), 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Singapore : NUS Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Churchill, Winston, > 1874-1965 > Military leadership > Congresses.
Churchill, Winston, > 1874-1965.
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Singapore > Congresses.
Imperialism > History > 20th century > Congresses.
Impérialisme > Histoire > 20e siècle > Congrès.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
British colonies.
Imperialism.
Military campaigns.
Command of troops.
Military readiness.
Great Britain > Colonies > Asia > Defenses > Congresses.
Singapore > History > 20th century > Congresses.
Singapore > History > Siege, 1942 > Congresses.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Défense nationale > Congrès.
Singapour > Histoire > 20e siècle > Congrès.
Singapour > Histoire > 1942 (Siège) > Congrès.
Asia.
Singapore.
"This book has come about from a ... collaboration between the National University of Singapore and Churchill College in the University of Cambridge. Its birth was a well attended one-day conference held at NUS Cultural Centre on Friday 9 April 2010" > Foreword.
"Multi-User"
Conference papers and proceedings.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Last lion and the lion city : Churchill, Singapore and empire / Brian P. Farrell
  • Churchill and empire / Piers Brendon
  • Churchill and imperial defence 1926-1940 : putting Singapore in perspective / Brian P. Farrell
  • Heart versus head : Churchill comes to terms with the fall of Singapore? / Allen Packwood
  • Churchill, strategy and the fall of Singapore / Geoffrey Till
  • An imperial defeat? The presentation and reception of the fall of Singapore / Richard Toye
  • Churchill, Singapore and Australia's strategic policy / Peter Edwards
  • "The times they are a-changin'" : Britain's military commitment to Singapore, 1967-1971 / Malcolm H. Murfett.

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