If there was an honour roll of bibliographies of the Malayan campaign and the Japanese occupation of Malaya, Singapore and Borneo, this work would come close to the top of the list. With over 4,000 entries, it is a formidable collection and there is no doubt that Justin Corfield's efforts will be valuable to scholars working on this important aspect of military as well as Malayan and Singapore history. Corfield has compiled a virtual treasure trove of hitherto seemingly untouched material in the form of original diaries and ...
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If there was an honour roll of bibliographies of the Malayan campaign and the Japanese occupation of Malaya, Singapore and Borneo, this work would come close to the top of the list. With over 4,000 entries, it is a formidable collection and there is no doubt that Justin Corfield's efforts will be valuable to scholars working on this important aspect of military as well as Malayan and Singapore history. Corfield has compiled a virtual treasure trove of hitherto seemingly untouched material in the form of original diaries and other unpublished personal accounts, including material not only in English and Dutch, but also in Malay and Chinese. Three indices greatly facilitate the looking up of entries.
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Good. 384 p. Studies in German Language and Literature, 1. A Bibliography of the Malayan Campaign and the Japanese Period in West Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo, 1941-1945: volume 1 by Justin Corfield. Studies in Asian History & Development. Hardback edition. Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press, Wales, 2001. Pages: 384 + intro. Corfield (history and international studies, Geelong Grammar School, Australia) has travelled extensively in Southeast Asia and visited most of the sites connected with the Japanese invasion of Malay and the fall of Singapore. His mother's family lived in Singapore throughout the Japanese occupation. His bibliography cites books and newspaper and magazine articles that have been published in the past 50 years, and unpublished diaries and other manuscripts in libraries in Britain, Europe, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Indexes by subject, unit, and name allow readers to find information on such topics as the massacre at the Alexander Hospital, accounts by women, sports events inside prisoner of war camps, and the reaction in v.
