[Letter dated 19 July 1971 from Dr Lim Teik Ee to Lim Thean Soo on the publishing of his book Southward lies the fortress]



Manuscript 216.73.216.10 (0)

1971

[Letter dated 19 July 1971 from Dr Lim Teik Ee to Lim Thean Soo on the publishing of his book Southward lies the fortress]

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In this hand-written letter, Dr. Lim Teik Ee commended Lim Thean Soo on the publication of his well-researched book and its vivid description of the siege of Singapore. The letter recalled the fear and panic on the island just before the Japanese invasion and noted that the absence of a prolonged battle in Singapore had spared the civilian population from suffering a fate worst than that endured by the populace of Nanking.

Subjects

Lim Thean Soo, 1924-1991--Correspondence Authors, Singaporean--Correspondence Singapore--History Japanese occupation, 1942-1945

Categories

Writers Prose 1942-1945 Japanese occupation

Additional Details

Title
[Letter dated 19 July 1971 from Dr Lim Teik Ee to Lim Thean Soo on the publishing of his book Southward lies the fortress]
Creators
  • Lim, Teik Ee
Subject
  • Lim Thean Soo, 1924-1991--Correspondence
  • Authors, Singaporean--Correspondence
  • Singapore--History Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
Publisher
  • National Library Board Singapore, 1971
Digital Description
application/pdf, 172 KB, 2 p.
Copyright
  • This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) Lim Thean Soo [1971].