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 Britain’s loss of Singapore in February 1942 was a terrible blow. But Japan failed to make the most of its prize, says Malcolm Murfett. Published in History Today, Volume: 63 Issue: 5, 2013
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 The ill-fated fortress was opened on February 14th 1938. |
 June 31st, 1959 - Richard Cavendish remembers how a former-British colony gained a long-serving leader. |
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Ann Hills examines the reconstruction of Singapore's 19th-century buildings to accommodate tourism. |
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