Beyond Yamashita And Percival
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Beyond Yamashita And Percival
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Author : Shaari Isa
language : en
Publisher: Malaysian Institute of Translation & Books
Release Date : 2019-08-05
Beyond Yamashita And Percival written by Shaari Isa and has been published by Malaysian Institute of Translation & Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-05 with Fiction categories.
This novel is set against the background of the Malay Peninsula and Singapore during the Second World years of 1941 to 1945. As implied from the title, is is not merely a story about two generals, Yamashita and Percival, but also the effect of their decisions upon the lives of people who were caught in the war the British residents and the locals of diverse cultures. The novel focuses on the theme of love and war. It discusses the frailties of human emotion that led to both. It portrays the lives of the various societies there at the time before, during and after the outbreak of the war: first the British, the elite society during the colonial years with their comfortable life, quite ignorant of Japanese clandestine activities, which were to have such a profound effect on their lives soon after. Amidst all these the novel also portrays the love, illicit and otherwise that inevitably grew out the events related to the war. In addition, the novel also looks at other parts of the social environment, at the effects of the war on the local population: the Malays who saw the war as an opportunity to prepare themselves towards self-government and independence; the Chinese who looked upon the Japanese as their bitter enemies for invading their homeland, China, and who must opposed at all costs; the Indians who were indifferent to all events around them; their main concern being to earn just enough for themselves and for their families back home in India. This is a novel dominated by historical facts related to the war period interlaced with fictional events related to the life and the loves of the fictional characters during the war. It carries a message about the meaninglessness of war; that pride of the victor is just temporary and trivial but the human suffering caused by the war is unfathomable and simply unforgivable. Shaari Isa has equal love for academic and creative writings. He began his career as a teacher and subsequently became a professional accountant and a university lecturer. His writings reflects his deep concern for social order, clear thinking and human happiness. He lives in Kuala Lumpur.
Beyond Fear
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Author : Ian Cardozo
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Release Date : 2023-08-28
Beyond Fear written by Ian Cardozo and has been published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A story from a third-generation soldier of the 1st Battalion, the 5th Gorkha Rifles (FF) who was killed in combat. A ghost story narrated to the author by an officer of the Garhwal Rifles while on a visit to Lansdowne. A gripping account of the air raid on Pakistan's airfield at Sargodha in 1965 led by Wing Commander O.P. Taneja, VrC. These are some of the stories featured in Major General Ian Cardozo's book Beyond Fear, stories that inform the reader that fear is not exceptional. It is common to all human beings. The question is: Do we face fear or run away from it? Through these thirteen stories, he reveals to the reader how military personnel conquer fear. He calls it 'biting the bullet'. Through the twists and turns of his stories, he brings out how honour, love, courage, trust, hope, faith and loyalty help the soldier in his quest to conquer fear and that these very qualities can help the reader deal with fear in their everyday lives. These stories also show that real life can sometimes be stranger than fiction.
Singapore Burning
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Author : Colin Smith
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2006-05-04
Singapore Burning written by Colin Smith and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-04 with History categories.
Churchill's description of the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942, after Lt-Gen Percival's surrender led to over 100,000 British, Australian and Indian troops falling into the hands of the Japanese, was no wartime exaggeration. The Japanese had promised that there would be no Dunkirk in Singapore, and its fall led to imprisonment, torture and death for thousands of allied men and women. With much new material from British, Australian, Indian and Japanese sources, Colin Smith has woven together the full and terrifying story of the fall of Singapore and its aftermath. Here, alongside cowardice and incompetence, are forgotten acts of enormous heroism; treachery yet heart-rending loyalty; Japanese compassion as well as brutality from the bravest and most capricious enemy the British ever had to face.
Fighting The People S War
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Author : Jonathan Fennell
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-24
Fighting The People S War written by Jonathan Fennell and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-24 with History categories.
Jonathan Fennell captures for the first time the true wartime experience of the ordinary soldiers from across the empire who made up the British and Commonwealth armies. He analyses why the great battles were won and lost and how the men that fought went on to change the world.
The Fall Of Malaya And Singapore
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Author : Jon Diamond
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-05-30
The Fall Of Malaya And Singapore written by Jon Diamond and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-30 with History categories.
In just 10 weeks from 8 December 1941 to mid February 1942, British and Imperial forces were utterly defeated by the numerically inferior Japanese under General Yamashita. British units fought hard on the Malayan mainland but the Japanese showed greater mobility, cunning and tactical superiority. Morale was badly affected by the loss of HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse to Japanese aircraft on 19 December as they sought out enemy shipping. Panic set in as military and civilians withdrew south to Singapore. Thought to be an impregnable fortress, its defences against land attacks were shockingly deficient. General Percival's leadership was at best uninspired and at worst incompetent. Once the Allied troops withdrew to Singapore it was only a matter of time before surrender became inevitable. To make matters worse reinforcements arrived but only in time to be made POWs. The whole catastrophe is brilliantly described in this highly illustrated book.
Shaari Isa Ikon Pendidikan Malaysia Aku Sudah Kembali Ke Uum Press
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Author : Mohd. Yusof Hasan
language : ms
Publisher: UUM Press
Release Date : 2020-06-01
Shaari Isa Ikon Pendidikan Malaysia Aku Sudah Kembali Ke Uum Press written by Mohd. Yusof Hasan and has been published by UUM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-01 with Education categories.
Shaari Isa: Ikon Pendidikan Malaysia – Aku Sudah Kembali ke Laut memperlihatkan kedua-dua hemisfera pemikiran Shaari yang cemerlang dalam bidang sains melalui hemisfera otak kiri (hoki) dan bidang sastera melalui hemisfera otak kanan (hoka). Tajuk kecil buku ini Aku Sudah Kembali ke Laut bermaksud suara hati simbolik arca ikan duyung yang sudah bebas dan merdeka seperti yang digambarkan pada awal novel Lepaskan Kembali Aku ke Laut. Buku ini mengandungi dua bahagian bidang pendidikan yang memberi tumpuan kepada sejarah hidup Shaari Isa secara ringkas dan pendidikan dalam bidang sains, ekonomi, sosiobudaya, perakauan dan keusahawanan, bahasa Inggeris, politik dan ekonomi, kemajuan bangsa dan negara, kerohanian dan kemantapan Islam global. Bahagian kedua pula memberi tumpuan kepada pendidikan yang disampaikan melalui karya kreatif kesusasteraan, iaitu novel tentang pendidikan pengurusan, sejarah dan nasionalisme, dunia korporat, akhlak, moral dan etika, masalah remaja dan dadah, pendidikan tentang peperangan dan percintaan, hubungan kemanusiaan dan kisah drama pentas. Begitulah bidang pendidikan sains dan sastera yang diusahakan oleh Shaari Isa yang sangat relevan dengan sistem pendidikan di negara kita.
Jalan Singapura 700 Years Of Movement In Singapore
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Author : Eisen Teo
language : en
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Release Date : 2019-05-15
Jalan Singapura 700 Years Of Movement In Singapore written by Eisen Teo and has been published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-15 with Transportation categories.
Eisen Teo is a senior history researcher and docent with a Singapore-based heritage consultancy. He graduated with a first class honours in History from the National University of Singapore. He spends his free time researching on Singapore history, transport, and urban issues, and exploring the concrete jungle that is Singapore
Kaori Yamashita
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Author : Post Brothers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Kaori Yamashita written by Post Brothers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
The Library Of Congress World War Ii Companion
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Author : David M. Kennedy
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2007-10-02
The Library Of Congress World War Ii Companion written by David M. Kennedy and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-02 with History categories.
An indispensable reference on World War II produced by the Library of Congress and edited by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David M. Kennedy. With hundreds of illustrations and quotations from contemporary documents, this will be the most authoritative popular reference on World War II. The noted historian John Keegan called World War II "the largest single event in human history." More than sixty years after it ended, that war continues to shape our world. Going far beyond accounts of the major battles, The Library of Congress World War II Companion examines, in a unique and engaging manner, this devastating conflict, its causes, conduct, and aftermath. It considers the politics that shaped the involvement of the major combatants; military leadership and the characteristics of major Allied and Axis armed services; the weaponry that resulted in the war's unprecedented destruction, as well as debates over the use of these weapons; the roles of resistance groups and underground fighters; war crimes; daily life during wartime; the uses of propaganda; and much more. Drawn from the unparalleled collections of the institution that has been called "America's Memory," The Library of Congress World War II Companion includes excerpts from contemporary letters, journals, pamphlets, and other documents, as well as first-person accounts recorded by the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. The text is complemented by more than 150 illustrations. Organized into topical chapters (such as "The Media War," "War Crimes and the Holocaust," and two chapters on "Military Operations" that cover the important battles), the book also include readers to navigate through the rich store of information in these pages. Filled with facts and figures, information about unusual aspects of the war, and moving personal accounts, this remarkable volume will be indispensable to anyone who wishes to understand the World War II era and its continuing reverberations.
The War In Malaya
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Author : Lieut.-Gen. Arthur Ernest Percival
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2017-06-28
The War In Malaya written by Lieut.-Gen. Arthur Ernest Percival and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-28 with History categories.
Arthur Ernest Percival, the General commanding in Malaya at the time of the catastophic events of 1941 and 1942, gives his authoritative account of the campaign. “THE fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 was a great shock both to Britain and to her Allies. The shock was all the greater because the public generally had been led to believe that Singapore was impregnable. Accusations against our leaders, both military and civil, were made in our own country and abroad, and there were wild stories about the conduct of our fighting men and of the civil population. Many of the statements made and many of the opinions expressed were based on false or incomplete information. Some of them were founded on inadequate knowledge of Malayan conditions or of the factors which influenced decisions. Others were “last survivor” stories. I have hitherto made no effort to refute these accusations or to deny these stories. Some of my friends have wondered why. I felt that it would be better to concentrate on producing the true story and that it is due to all those who fought in Malaya and Borneo, and to the non-combatants who played their part and suffered equally with the fighting men, that I should record the knowledge which I alone possess. So that is why I have written this book. “It would have been easy for me, in the charged atmosphere which still surrounds the fall of Singapore, to have written a sensational story. It would have been equally easy to have written an apologia. I have tried to avoid both these pitfalls...I have tried, therefore, in this book to give, as concisely as I can, a picture of those events as they are known to me and to explain why certain decisions were taken and the factors which influenced them. I have assumed that the great majority of my readers have little or no knowledge of the Far East, so I have tried to introduce them to the conditions which prevailed there at the time of which I write. I hope I have not been unsuccessful.”—Foreword