Bibliograph

Defending the Lion City:, the armed forces of Singapore, Tim Huxley

Type

Label

Defending the Lion City:, the armed forces of Singapore, Tim Huxley

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Defending the Lion City:

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Tim Huxley

Series statement

Armed forces of AsiaJames Bennett Etitle

Sub title

the armed forces of Singapore

Summary

Surrounded by larger and more populous nations in the heart of the Muslim Malay world, Singapore has been acutely aware of its vulnerability since separating from the Malaysian federation in 1965. Singapore's government has met its defense needs with characteristic determination, building powerful, well-equipped and highly-trained armed forces based on a relatively small professional core and much larger numbers of conscript and reservist citizen soldiers

Target audience

adult

Classification