Written in an informal and personal style, Singapore in a nutshell is a speedy reference and guide for everyone, students or visitors to Singapore, wanting a simplified - nutshell or nugget-sized view - of Singapore. The book's approach is to hook information onto an interesting angle, drawing put the significance and implications of the features discussed, and how they influence and impact upo…
Singapore became a base for Indonesian special operations during the years 1945-1950, both as source of material needed by the newly independent Republic of Indonesia in the face of probable designs on the part of the Netherlands East Indies government to force a military solution to the conflict, and as a transit port in neighboring countries. This book, based on the author's personal involvem…