When Singapore Fell : Evacuations and Escapes, 1941-42 de Joseph Kennedy

Macmillan, London, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. List of maps, list of plates, acknowledgements, list of abbreviations, index: – Persons, Places, Shipping and General. At the beginning of the text there is a map showing the Malay archipelago and Indian Ocean in 1941-1942. The text is illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photography, between pages 82 and 83. There are other maps within the text. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Quoting from the front fold over panel blurb "... When Singapore fell to the Japanese in 1942, there was no Dunkirk-type evacuation. Late, hastily planned attempts were, however, made to evacuate women and children and Army nurses and to withdraw certain limited categories of allied servicemen from the island. In the shadow of defeat and surrender, many… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.