Ronald McCrum is a retired British army colonel who served in Malaya and Singapore. He served over two years as the Defence Attaché in the High Commission in Singapore and as Defence Attaché in Israel at the beginning of the Palestinian intifada.
"This is a balanced and useful updating of arguments that the civil
side let themselves, Malayans, and the empire, down."-- "Journal of
Southeast Asian Studies"
"While the fall of Singapore in February 1942 has enjoyed much
scholarly attention, Colonel Ronald McCrum zeroes in on an
oft-neglected aspect: the role of the civilian administration in
the disaster. . . . For its focus on civil governance and civil
defense, elements often overshadowed by grand strategy, this book
is critical reading for any student of the fall of the 'Impregnable
Fortress.'"-- "H-Net"
"McCrum's emphasis on the civilian leadership represents an
unexpectedly original approach to a story that has been told many
times before, and for that alone he deserves high
marks...Certainly, anyone in future doing scholarly work on the
actions of the colonial authorities in Singapore during the
Japanese invasion will need to take into account McCrum's
findings."--Brian Bertosa "Canadian Military History" (10/2/2019
12:00:00 AM)
"A must-read for anyone wishing to understand why Singapore's fall
occurred in the manner it did."--Greg Kennedy, King's College,
London
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