The Singapore scapegoats' list
A critical review of James Leasor's The Singapore scapegoats list argues the fall of Singapore in February 1942 was due to strategic priorities and resource limits, not scapegoats. It contends Leasor overextends into social critique, mislabels blame, and ignores key factors like Yamashita and war priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Gibraltar
Malay
Japan
Indo-China
Percival
Asia
East Indies
Leasor
Malaya
Burma
Europe
England
Middle East
Roosevelt
Germany
Yamashita
Berlie Wooster
Fu Manchu
Ben Suc
Road to Chess Mastery and Chess Set Volumes Review
Chess sets and games by A E J Mackett-Beeson and The Road to Chess Mastery by Al Euwe and WW Meiden offer pictorial volumes on antique and modern sets. The text notes appeal to devoted pagers and chess enthusiasts, with prices listed and descriptions of the design focus and illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al. Euwe
WW. Meiden
Allen Aul
Ncidental
Euwe
Meiden
Commonwealth Art Advisory Board
Canberra
Australia
Prime Minister's Department
A.C.T
Ancient History Books Review in Life in Ancient Lands
A pair of Evans Bros volumes, Egypt under the Pharaohs by Barbara Sewell and The Early Etruscans by Donald Strong, praised for clear text and rich illustrations. Sewell blends economy with life, death, and literature while Strong presents Etruscan society, arts, and language with cautions against speculation and notes on archaeology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Barbara Sewell
Evans Bros
Donald Strong
Dr Strong
Nile
Donald Stronz
British Museum
Strong
Tarquinia
Caere
Etruria
Vietnam books and Ben Suc village review
A critical survey examines four Vietnam War books and the Ben Suc operation. Gerrassi argues US bombing targeted nonmilitary sites, Honey frames the tragedy’s genesis, West and Scarfe offer observational sketches, and Schell recounts the Ben Suc destruction with detached, factual reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Honey
Ernest Benn Ltd
London
Gerrassi
Conor Cruise O'Brien
Mr Honey
Vietnam
Mingeriod
China
Britain
West
Scarfe
Ben Suc
Iron Triangle
Saigon
Schell
New Yorker
The Deep End by Robert Liddell review
A 1930s English boys' preparatory school novel is judged weak. The critic argues the author lacks reflexive deftness and subtlety in depicting child life. The book is seen as overlong, with obvious ingredients and slow execution, adding little to Liddell's reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Liddell
Longmans
England
Wollongong University College
Jacqueline Kott
John Grego
Arthur Ashworth
Robert D. Fite Gerald
Ronald Geering
Judith Wright
Grahame Johnston
Leonie Kramer
P. K. Elkin
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James Leasor
Hodder and Stoughton Limited
Treasury
Mr Leasor
India
Dymocks
Book Arcade Ltd
Alinga Street
Gwendoling Wilson Murray
Yarralumla
Tales and Legends OF
Sir MacFarlane Burnet
Osmar Whyte Guide TO
Myths and Legends OF
David Weiss
Mozart
Neville Caley
By Thomas Mautner
Chessmen
A. E. J. Mackett-Beeson
Weirenfeld and Nicolson
Price
House of Commons
Elizabeth Bray
Staunton
Murray
Discovery Books Pty Ltd
Alinga
Canterra City
Endeavour
Manuka
North Vietnam
Joh Gerrassi
George Allen and
Unnvin
Richard West
Gerald Say Cape
Village OF
Jonathan Sehell
Cape
Australian National Gallery
National Capital Development Commission
Pacific
University of New South Wales Summer School
Weparuem
Wollongong
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