| Entry Text: | CLEMENTS, Bill. The Fatal Fortress: The Guns and Fortifications of Singapore 1819-1956. vii, 199p., bibliog., illus., index. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2016. ISBN: 9781473829565. A good detailed account of the defences at Singapore from the Victorian period onwards. Argues that the fall of Singapore in 1942 was a failure of command rather than bad design. |
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