Penang At War

Author : Andrew Barber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789834337230
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Penang at War written by Andrew Barber and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Penang at War 1914-1945 offers the first detailed account of Penang during and between the First and Second World Wars. It seeks not only to explore the specific story of Penang during these great conflicts but to see how it responded to, and was changed by, powerful forces well beyond its shoreline." -- back cover.

Author : Tan Twan Eng
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 1602860599
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gift of Rain written by Tan Twan Eng and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2009-05-05 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of celebrated wartime storytellers Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene, Tan Twan Eng's debut novel casts a powerful spell. The recipient of extraordinary acclaim from critics and the bookselling community, Tan Twan Eng's debut novel casts a powerful spell and has garnered comparisons to celebrated wartime storytellers Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene. Set during the tumult of World War II, on the lush Malayan island of Penang, The Gift of Rain tells a riveting and poignant tale about a young man caught in the tangle of wartime loyalties and deceits. In 1939, sixteen-year-old Philip Hutton-the half-Chinese, half-English youngest child of the head of one of Penang's great trading families-feels alienated from both the Chinese and British communities. He at last discovers a sense of belonging in his unexpected friendship with Hayato Endo, a Japanese diplomat. Philip proudly shows his new friend around his adored island, and in return Endo teaches him about Japanese language and culture and trains him in the art and discipline of aikido. But such knowledge comes at a terrible price. When the Japanese savagely invade Malaya, Philip realizes that his mentor and sensei-to whom he owes absolute loyalty-is a Japanese spy. Young Philip has been an unwitting traitor, and must now work in secret to save as many lives as possible, even as his own family is brought to its knees.

Author : John Richard Robertson
Publisher : Editions Intervalles
ISBN 13 : 9782916355979
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Penang written by John Richard Robertson and published by Editions Intervalles. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From civil war-torn China to the Singapore Mutiny, Robertson traces the dramatic events at the beginning of WW1, as the imperial forces of the UK, France, Russia and Japan expelled the German navy from their colonial possessions in the Far East and Pacific. It follows the desperate rear-guard action fought by the German cruiser Emden, sinking a score of Allied merchant ships over several weeks around the Bay of Bengal and culminating in the Battle of Penang. Robertson throws new light on the debacle amongst the allied warships in Penang.

Author : J. R. Robertson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789834324544
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Penang written by J. R. Robertson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ewe Paik Leong
Publisher : Monsoon Books
ISBN 13 : 1912049430
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Penang Undercover written by Ewe Paik Leong and published by Monsoon Books. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In George Town, the capital of Penang, the Pearl of the Orient and a Malaysian island hugely popular with domestic and international tourists, trishaws ply the streets ferrying tourists between colonial buildings, temples, food spots and bars. The more enterprising trishaw drivers offer sightseeing with sex, sometimes with unexpected results. Through candid interviews with sources in the sex industry, as well as Penang’s trishaw riders, the author discovers shocking scams, pitiful repentances and happy-ending massages that don’t end happy. Penang Undercover also looks beyond Penang to the neon lights of neighbouring Hatyai and Bangkok in Thailand to expose the shenanigans of mamasans, bargirls, dream-makers and liars. Finally, the author unearths a few hidden nuggets from his hometown of Kuala Lumpur and the subject of his fi rst two books in the Undercover series. Typical of his style, this book is written with wit and candour.

Author : Clare Flynn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781805084327
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pearl of Penang written by Clare Flynn and published by . This book was released on 2023-11-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As World War Two looms closer, a young woman travels to a far-off tropical paradise on the promise of a new life, in this powerful and emotionally gripping love story.

Author : Harris Mary Elizabeth
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1786346664
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rocks, Radio And Radar: The Extraordinary Scientific, Social And Military Life Of Elizabeth Alexander written by Harris Mary Elizabeth and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many women scientists, particularly those who did crucial work in two world wars, have disappeared from history. Until they are written back in, the history of science will continue to remain unbalanced. This book tells the story of Elizabeth Alexander, a pioneering scientist who changed thinking in geology and radio astronomy during WWII and its aftermath.Building on an unpublished diary, recently declassified government records and archive material adding considerably to knowledge about radar developments in the Pacific in WWII, this book also contextualises Elizabeth's academic life in Singapore before the war, and the country's educational and physical reconstruction after it as it moved towards independence.This unique story is a must-read for readers interested in scientific, social and military history during the WWII, historians of geology, radar, as well as scientific biographies.

Author : Andrew Barber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789834337278
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Colonial Penang 1786 - 1957 written by Andrew Barber and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Thompson
Publisher : Piatkus
ISBN 13 : 0748122338
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle For Singapore written by Peter Thompson and published by Piatkus. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 is a military disaster of enduring fascination. For the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the island, Peter Thompson tells the explosive story of the Malayan campaign, the siege of Singapore, the ignominious surrender to a much smaller Japanese force, and the Japanese occupation through the eyes of those who were there - the soldiers of all nationalities and members of Singapore's beleaguered population. An enthralling and perceptive account, which never loses sight of the human cost of the tragedy - Yorkshire Evening Post. An insightful and dramatic analysis - The Good Book Guide

Author : Salma Nasution Khoo
Publisher : Areca Books
ISBN 13 : 9789834283483
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 孙中山在槟榔屿 written by Salma Nasution Khoo and published by Areca Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: