The Syonan years : Singapore under Japanese rule 1942-1945
Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)
2005
Information About
This book presents the Singaporean view of the Japanese Occupation during the second world war. The author attempts to present or gather together numerous little known facts about the Occupation from the oral history archives in the National Archives of Singapore, relevant documents and sources from the British and Australian archive centres, This book not only provides readers wider perspective of the Occupation, but also calls upon readers to reflect on the nature and tragedy of war.
Additional Details
- Title
- The Syonan years : Singapore under Japanese rule 1942-1945
- Creators
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- Lee, Geok Boi
- Subject
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- World War, 1939-1945--Singapore
- Singapore--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
- Publisher
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- National Library Board Singapore, 2005
- National Archives of Singapore , 2005
- Epigram Pte Ltd, 2005
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, ill. (some col.)
- Table of Contents
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- Author's note -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms, terms and Japanese Occupation bodies -- Chapter 1. 70 days of occupation -- Chapter 2. The ending of an empire -- Chapter 3. Beginning of an Asian empire -- Chapter 4. The rising sun - a new Asian imperialism -- Chapter 5. Life in the greater East Asia co-prosperity sphere -- Chapter 6. Challenging the rising sun -- Chapter 7. The rising sun sets -- Chapter 8. Moving on -- Epilogue -- Oral history programme of the National Archives of Singapore -- Witnesses to history -- Bibliography -- Index.
- Copyright
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- All rights reserved. Lee Geok Boi, National Archives of Singapore, Epigram, 2005