{"product_id":"with-freedom-to-singapore-oswald-wellington-gilmour-9781734769159","title":"With Freedom to Singapore","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth, on-the-ground study of Singapore in the post-war years 1945-50, providing invaluable insights into the civil, political and social situation on the island during the reconstruction years after the Japanese were defeated.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith Freedom to Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e (1950) is a very different book to its predecessor, \u003ci\u003eSingapore to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e (1943). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe earlier work, which detailed the author's flight before the Japanese troops invading Singapore in 1942, was promoted by the publisher as, \"The vivid record of a great escape\". \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith Freedom to Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e, released seven years later, is another genre of text, the publisher this time stressing its value to anyone seeking an understanding of the post-war situation in the rapidly diminishing British colonies:  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Recent events show that the disturbing effects of the last war have been as serious in Malaya as in any country in the Far East. This book will prove of exceptional value to anyone who wishes to form an estimate of the present position in a country terrorised by bandits and torn by factions groping after some new political formula. It forms a backdrop to the day-to-day news from Singapore.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs such, \u003ci\u003eWith Freedom to Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e will find its place as an invaluable source document for any serious student of Singapore's past from World War Two through to the beginning of the 1950s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oswald Wellington Gilmour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1734769157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734769159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Junco Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Oswald Wellington Gilmour","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44127220203775,"sku":"9781734769159","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f56b256c-dc29-4322-90fd-d37ef8c50bbd.jpg?v=1687452479","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/with-freedom-to-singapore-oswald-wellington-gilmour-9781734769159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}