Derek Law's Bibliography

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722	HOLMES, Richard, & KEMP, Anthony. The Bitter End: The Fall of Singapore 1941-1942. 240p., bibliog., illus., index. Chichester: Antony Bird, 1982. ISBN: 0907319033. A readable account, but with little new to say.	The Loss of the Far East The Fall of Singapore	view
723	JENNINGS, C. O. An Ocean Without Shores. 223p., illus. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1950. The author was an army officer trapped in Singapore who escaped with another soldier in a small open boat. They survived an astonishing 127 days at sea but were eventually captured by the Japanese. A stirring tale.	The Loss of the Far East The Fall of Singapore	view
724	KENNEDY, Joseph. When Singapore Fell: Evacuations and Escapes, 1941-42. xiv, 173p., bibliog., illus., index. New York: St. Martin's, 1989. ISBN: 0312025068. Uses a wide range of sources for a diligent account of the escape routes and small boat traffic fleeing the island.	The Loss of the Far East The Fall of Singapore	view
725	LEASOR, James. Singapore: The Battle that Changed the World. x, 335p., bibliog., index. London: Hodder, 1968. ISBN: 0340044349. An atmospheric popular history.	The Loss of the Far East The Fall of Singapore	view
726	McKENZIE, Arthur. Singapore: We Got Away - Or Did We. ix, 157p. Bishop Auckland: Pentland, 1995. ISBN: 185821310X. One man's tale of escape and capture at the fall of Singapore. He was then a 19-year-old RAF radio operator evacuated in a Chinese river tug taken into naval service, which was caught and sunk by a Japanese force in the Banka Strait. He reached shore but became a POW. Very evocative.	The Loss of the Far East The Fall of Singapore	view
727	MOREMON, John & REID, Richard. A Bitter Fate: Australians in Malaya & Singapore, December 1941-February 1942. iii, 145p., illus., index. Canberra: Department of Veterans' Affairs, 2002. ISBN: 1877007102. Describes the experiences of Australians who served in the lead-up to the fall of Singapore in 1942. It sets the historical context with anecdotes and excerpts from diaries and letters providing a personal dimension.	The Loss of the Far East The Fall of Singapore	view
728	OWEN, Frank. The Fall of Singapore. 216p., illus., index. London: Joseph, 1960. An ex-army officer gives an account of the loss of the Far East, mainly from an army stance.	The Loss of the Far East The Fall of Singapore	view
729	RUSSELL-ROBERTS, Denis. Spotlight on Singapore. 301p., illus. London: Gibbs & Philips, 1965. A personal and tragic account of one military family caught up in the catastrophe of Singapore. The book covers the campaign, the POW camps and is notably full on the seaborne escapes just before the fall of the fortress.	The Loss of the Far East The Fall of Singapore	view
730	SELLWOOD, Arthur V. Stand by to Die! 128p. London: Pinnacle, 1961. Li Wo was a small auxiliary patrol vessel which ran into a Japanese invasion fleet while escaping from Singapore. Her Captain won the VC for his gallantry in the ensuing action. Reprinted by White Lion in 1971. Republished in 2016 by Amberley Press as HMS Li Wo, ISBN: 144564794X.	The Loss of the Far East The Fall of Singapore	view
731	SIMSON, Ivan. Singapore, Too Little: Some Aspects of the Malayan Disaster in 1942. 165p., illus., index. London: Cooper, 1970. ISBN: 0850520223. Not directly relevant, but the then Chief Engineer of Malaya Command attempts to set the record straight on the failure of the defences.	The Loss of the Far East The Fall of Singapore	view
732	SMYTH, Sir John. The Will to Live: The Story of Dame Margot Turner, DBE, RRC. 176p., illus., index. London: Cassell, 1970. ISBN: 0304936111. The subject was an army nurse who was captured while escaping by sea from Singapore.	The Loss of the Far East The Fall of Singapore	view
733	SWINSON, Arthur. Defeat in Malaya: The Fall of Singapore. (Purnell’s History of the Second World War, Campaign Book no. 5.) 160p., bibliog., illus. London: Macdonald, 1970. ISBN: 0356030725. A good solid and readable succinct account of the campaign.	The Loss of the Far East The Fall of Singapore	view
734	THOMPSON, Peter. The Battle for Singapore: The True Story of Britain's Greatest Military Disaster. x, 470p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Portrait, 2005. ISBN: 0749950684. Contains some new accounts from survivors and contains minimal naval content in an up to date account by a former journalist.	The Loss of the Far East The Fall of Singapore	view
735	TSUJI, Masanobu. Singapore: The Japanese Version. xxv, 358p., illus., index. New York: St. Martin's; Sydney: Ure Smith, 1961; London: Constable, 1962. The viewpoint of the Japanese officer responsible for planning the attack through Malaya. A good account of the sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse is given.	The Loss of the Far East The Fall of Singapore	view
736	WARREN, Alan. Singapore 1942: Britain's Greatest Defeat. xiii, 370p., illus. London: Hambledon & London, 2002. ISBN: 185285328X. An Australian historian gives a fresh view of the battle.	The Loss of the Far East The Fall of Singapore	view
737	ASH, Bernard. Someone Had Blundered: The Story of the Repulse and the Prince of Wales. 267p., illus. London: Joseph; Garden City: Doubleday, 1960. The story of Force Z. A less than objective account	The Loss of the Far East The Loss of Force Z	view
738	BENNETT, Geoffrey. The Loss of the Prince of Wales and Repulse (Sea Battles in Close-Up, 7). 95p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Ian Allan; Annapolis: NIP, 1973. ISBN: 0711004358. A short technical account, with many detailed appendices.	The Loss of the Far East The Loss of Force Z	view
739	GRENFELL, Russell. Main Fleet to Singapore. 238p., index. London: Faber, 1951; New York: Macmillan, 1952. A clear account of the background to the war with Japan, the despatch of Force Z and its final destruction. The book is harshly critical of government policy.	The Loss of the Far East The Loss of Force Z	view
740	HOUGH, Richard. The Hunting of Force Z: The Brief Controversial Life of the Modern Battleship and its Tragic Close with the Destruction of the Prince of Wales and Repulse. 255p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Collins; New York: Macmillan, 1963. A full account of the tragedy.	The Loss of the Far East The Loss of Force Z	view
741	MIDDLEBROOK, Martin, & MAHONEY, Patrick. Battleship: The Sinking of the Prince of Wales and Repulse. x, 366p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Allen Lane, 1977. ISBN: 0713910429. The author repeats the technique of using eyewitness accounts of events. The book concentrates on the actual sinkings.	The Loss of the Far East The Loss of Force Z	view

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