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State and Society in the Philippines (State & Society in East Asia)

March 22, 2015

People in the Philippines routinely vote, run for office, organize social movements, and call for good governance by the state. Why, then, is there a recurring state-society dilemma in the Philippines? One horn of the dilemma is the persistent inability of the state to provide basic services, guarantee peace and order, and foster economic development. […]
A Biographical Sketch-Book of Early Hong Kong (Echoes: Classics of Hong Kong Culture and History)

March 22, 2015

The biographical essays in this book – first published in 1962 – give a sharp and fascinating picture of some of the Europeans who helped establish the colony of Hong Kong and lived through its early years. Sale Price:$25.24 9622097421
Long Night’s Journey into Day: Prisoners of War in Hong Kong and Japan, 1941-1945

March 22, 2015

Sickness, starvation, brutality, and forced labour plagued the existence of tens of thousands of Allied POWs in World War II. More than a quarter of these POWs died in captivity. Long Night’s Journey into Day centres on the lives of Canadian, British, Indian, and Hong Kong POWs captured at Hong Kong in December 1941 and […]
Last Man Out: Glenn McDole, USMC, Survivor of the Palawan Massacre in World War II

March 22, 2015

On December 14, 1944, Japanese soldiers massacred 139 of 150 American POWs. This biography tells the story of Glenn (“Mac”) McDole, one of eleven young men who escaped and the last man out of Palawan Prison Camp 10A. Beginning on December 8, 1941, at the U.S. Navy Yard barracks at Cavite, the story of this […]
BATTLE FOR HONG KONG 1941-1945: Hostage to Fortune

March 22, 2015

Published to coincide with the 60th anniversary of liberation of Hong Kong and VJ Day, this is the authoritative account of how the British, Canadian, Indian and Chinese defenders surrendered Hong Kong to the Japanese after 18 days of intense fighting, on Christmas Day, 1941. It is thoroughly researched with exceptional access to war diaries […]
The Fall of the Philippines 1941-42 (Campaign)

March 22, 2015

The Philippine Islands were one of two major US bases in the Pacific, the other being Pearl Harbor. The Japanese considered the capture of the Philippines crucial for its efforts to control resource-laden Southeast Asia. As opposed to its attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese intention was to invade and occupy the Philippines in a […]
Russia’s War in Afghanistan (Men-at-Arms)

March 22, 2015

Text by David Isby. Colour plates by Ron Volstad. This book examines Soviet forces in Afghanistan. The origins and conduct of the war and the operational organisation of Soviet forces are discussed. Afghan resistance and weaponry is also examined. A comprehensive study of both sides in the Afghan war. Sale Price:$8.44 0850456916
Goh Keng Swee:A Public Career Remembered

March 22, 2015

Dr Goh Keng Swee was Singapore’s first Minister for Finance from 1959 to 1965 who initiated Singapore’s first industrial estate now known as Jurong Town. He was also the first and longest serving Defence Minister after Singapore became independent in 1965, responsible for building up the Singapore Armed Forces from scratch. Later he became Minister […]
Point Man: Inside the Toughest and Most Deadly Unit in Vietnam by a Founding Member of the Elite Navy Seals

March 22, 2015

A member of the U.S. Navy SEAL Team II offers a history of the SEALs from their inception in 1962 and describes his experiences leading men through three Vietnam tours of duty. 35,000 first printing. $15,000 ad/promo. Sale Price:$7.93 0688122124
A Brief History of The Middle East (Brief Histories)

March 22, 2015

Western civilization began in the Middle East: Judaism and Christianity, as well as Islam, were born there. For over a millennium, the Islamic empires were ahead of the West in learning, technology and medicine, and were militarily far more powerful. It took another three hundred centuries for the West to catch up, and overtake, the […]

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