Between two oceans : a military history of Singapore from 1275 to 1971 / Malcolm H. Murfett ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Murfett, Malcolm H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military history.

Great Britain--Armed Forces--Foreign service--Singapore.

Great Britain.

Singapore--History, Military.

Singapore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1029 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Between 2 oceans

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Editions ; Tarrytown, N.Y. : Marshall Cavendish Corp., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many books have been written about Singapore's much vaunted position as a crucial maritime centre along the East-West trading route, but one aspect of its history-the military perspective-has, for the most part, escaped serious scholarly attention. Between Two Oceans plugs this historical gap. Drawing on an impressive range of archaeological and historical sources gleaned from research and documents in Britain, India, Singapore, United States and Australia, the book traces the geo-strategic development of Singapore from its first settlement in the thirteenth century through the turbulent phase

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps and Illustrations; Prologue; Acknowledgment; Notes on the Authors; Chapter I: Geography and Traditional Warfare in Pre-British Southeast Asia: The Place of Singapore; The Nature of Early Southeast Asian Warfare; The Srivijayan Era, A.D. 100-1000; A New Phase: The Rise of Malayu-Jambi, 1025-1075; The Classical Singapore Phase, 1275-1400; The Melaka Phase, 1400-1511; The Johore-Riau Phase, 1511-1780; The Dutch-Bugis Phase, 1700-1819; Chapter II: Why the British Came to Singapore; Crossroads of Empire: The Sea Route to China

1819 and Early Growing PainsChapter III: From Fieldworks to Fort Canning, 1823-1866; Creating a Defended Port; Threats, Forts and the Basis of Defence; A First-class Field Fortification; Chapter IV: Britannia Rules the Waves? Singapore and Imperial Defence, 1867-1891; Defending a Crown Colony; Russians, Guns, Money, and Bureaucrats; Chapter V: The Weakest Go to the Wall: From Money to Mutiny, 1892-1918; Paying for Defence: The Paper War; The Great War and Singapore: Cruisers, Volunteers and Mutineers

Chapter VI: A Keystone of Imperial Defence or a Millstone Around Britain's Neck? Singapore 1919-1941The Genesis of the "Singapore Strategy," 1918-1929; Developments on the International Stage, 1929-1937; The Acid Test for the "Singapore Strategy"; Chapter VII Too Little, Too Late: Preparing for War, 1941-1942; Strike South; Disjointed Defence; Chapter VIII: Bitter Harvest: The Defence and Fall of Singapore; The Fall of Malaya; The Naked Island; The Fall of Singapore; Chapter IX: Living under the Rising Sun: Singapore and the Japanese Occupation, 1942-1945

Coming to Terms with the Occupation: The View of the Local SingaporeansLife as a Prisoner of the Japanese; Life as a Civilian Internee; The Japanese Administration's Role during the Occupation; Singapore's Military Significance; Chapter X: Old Wine in a New Bottle: Singapore and British Defence Policy, 1945-1962; Return to Singapore; British Defence Policy and the Role of Singapore; The Growth and Use of the Base and its Impact on Singapore; Chapter XI: End of Empire: From Union to Withdrawal; From Union to Confrontation; Withdrawal: End of an Era

1 Notes on the Forts of Nineteenth-century SingaporeAppendices; 2 Wartime Preparations to Defend Singapore Island; 3 Controversies surrounding the Surrender of Singapore, February 1942; 4 War Crimes Trials in Singapore, 1946

1948; Glossary; List of Abbreviations; Notes to the Text; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 464-493) and index.

ISBN:

9789814435451

9814435457

OCLC:

830169529