Begins in the early 19th century when Stamford Raffles founded Singapore and ends in a battle -- the fall of Singapore to the Japanese in 1942-- that put an end to Western domination in Asia and signalled the greatest defeat an Asian Army had inflicted on Europeans since Genghis Khan. Very Good in grey cloth in a Very Good unchipped dust jacket. Spotting along bottom edge. Map endpapers. Sm. name stamp. 325pp

Militaria, Singapore, Stamford Raffles, British Military, Militaria, Battle of Singapore