Author: Jack Johnston
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595367453
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
If you've ever thought of going on a mission for your church or joining The Peace Corps to help others this book is for you, or perhaps an older relative or friend. The joys, culture clashes and the real world of service abroad is brought to light with humor and affection.
From Bangkok to Siberia
Author: Jack Johnston
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595367453
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
If you've ever thought of going on a mission for your church or joining The Peace Corps to help others this book is for you, or perhaps an older relative or friend. The joys, culture clashes and the real world of service abroad is brought to light with humor and affection.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595367453
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
If you've ever thought of going on a mission for your church or joining The Peace Corps to help others this book is for you, or perhaps an older relative or friend. The joys, culture clashes and the real world of service abroad is brought to light with humor and affection.
Operation Matador
Author: Ong Chit Chung
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814435449
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
When Singapore fell to the Japanese in February 1942, Churchill called it the “largest capitulation in British history.” Till today, the myth persists that this was due to the British forces’ being caught off-guard, with their guns facing the wrong direction—towards the sea. This book offers an alternative insight into why Malaya and Singapore were captured by the Japanese. The question of the landward defence of Singapore and Malaya was first raised as early as 1918, eventually taking the form of Operation Matador, the elaborate planning and preparations for which amply demonstrate that the British fully expected the Japanese to attack Singapore from the rear, and had formulated a plan to stop the Japanese at the Kra Isthmus. Yet, when the Japanese forces landed, they found Malaya and Singapore defended by an emasculated fleet, obsolescent aircraft, inadequate artillery and no tanks. The battle for Malaya and Singapore was lost even before the first shot was fired—in the corridors of power at Whitehall. Churchill’s half-hearted support for Operation Matador meant that Malaya was starved of the necessary reinforcements, and the commanders on the spot were expected to “make bricks without straw.” The question that remains: If implemented, might Operation Matador have stopped the Japanese?
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814435449
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
When Singapore fell to the Japanese in February 1942, Churchill called it the “largest capitulation in British history.” Till today, the myth persists that this was due to the British forces’ being caught off-guard, with their guns facing the wrong direction—towards the sea. This book offers an alternative insight into why Malaya and Singapore were captured by the Japanese. The question of the landward defence of Singapore and Malaya was first raised as early as 1918, eventually taking the form of Operation Matador, the elaborate planning and preparations for which amply demonstrate that the British fully expected the Japanese to attack Singapore from the rear, and had formulated a plan to stop the Japanese at the Kra Isthmus. Yet, when the Japanese forces landed, they found Malaya and Singapore defended by an emasculated fleet, obsolescent aircraft, inadequate artillery and no tanks. The battle for Malaya and Singapore was lost even before the first shot was fired—in the corridors of power at Whitehall. Churchill’s half-hearted support for Operation Matador meant that Malaya was starved of the necessary reinforcements, and the commanders on the spot were expected to “make bricks without straw.” The question that remains: If implemented, might Operation Matador have stopped the Japanese?
Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years ...
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 956
Book Description
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Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 956
Book Description
The International Year Book
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Category : Encyclopedias
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
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Category : Encyclopedias
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
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New York Medical Journal
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1322
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1322
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Plant Inventory
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Category : Germplasm resources, Plant
Languages : en
Pages : 1226
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Category : Germplasm resources, Plant
Languages : en
Pages : 1226
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Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported
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Category : Germplasm resources, Plant
Languages : en
Pages : 1300
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Category : Germplasm resources, Plant
Languages : en
Pages : 1300
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Public Health Reports
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Category : Public health
Languages : en
Pages : 1566
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Category : Public health
Languages : en
Pages : 1566
Book Description
Reports of the Missionary and Benevolent Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
Author: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
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Languages : en
Pages : 1944
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Languages : en
Pages : 1944
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The Universal Electrical Directory (J.A. Berly's).
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1548
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1548
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