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We Shall Remember: The Story of Singapore at War
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March 6, 2022
If today commemorates 80 years since the Fall of Singapore on 15 Feb 1942 — what exactly are we remembering?
I am extremely gratified to see this book just released by @pepperdogpress , an accounting of the war and atrocities we faced, with important stories curated into a fairly short but dense book.
Author Sim Ee Waun spent three years on research and interviews and gives the reader a comprehensive view.
First the 1930s Sino-Japanese war and how this region fell into the crosshairs of the Japanese, as well as the British empire and its overconfidence.
In 55 days, the Malay peninsula was conquered and this bone-chilling message radioed to Singapore in late ‘41:
“Hello Singapore, this is Penang calling. How do you like our bombing?”
Sim does not sugarcoat the massacre, and we read of those we know (Sook Ching) and those maybe we didn’t (Sleepy Valley, KEVII Hall, Alexandra Hospital).
I’m also amazed by the multi-nation effort to defend Singapore at that time, from eyewitness stories within POW camps, as well as clandestine missions to sabotage the Japanese.
Truly, they’re riveting reads like a real-life thriller with so much at stake. And these are our stories.
If there’s one question I get most from all of you (besides best middle grade titles for your reader), it’s where to find a good local WW2 title for children.
Well, here it is. I’m certain that adults need this too, and if you have a younger, more sensitive reader - read it together with him/her.
I am extremely gratified to see this book just released by @pepperdogpress , an accounting of the war and atrocities we faced, with important stories curated into a fairly short but dense book.
Author Sim Ee Waun spent three years on research and interviews and gives the reader a comprehensive view.
First the 1930s Sino-Japanese war and how this region fell into the crosshairs of the Japanese, as well as the British empire and its overconfidence.
In 55 days, the Malay peninsula was conquered and this bone-chilling message radioed to Singapore in late ‘41:
“Hello Singapore, this is Penang calling. How do you like our bombing?”
Sim does not sugarcoat the massacre, and we read of those we know (Sook Ching) and those maybe we didn’t (Sleepy Valley, KEVII Hall, Alexandra Hospital).
I’m also amazed by the multi-nation effort to defend Singapore at that time, from eyewitness stories within POW camps, as well as clandestine missions to sabotage the Japanese.
Truly, they’re riveting reads like a real-life thriller with so much at stake. And these are our stories.
If there’s one question I get most from all of you (besides best middle grade titles for your reader), it’s where to find a good local WW2 title for children.
Well, here it is. I’m certain that adults need this too, and if you have a younger, more sensitive reader - read it together with him/her.
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