Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W608734302> ?p ?o ?g. }
Showing items 1 to 67 of
67
with 100 items per page.
- W608734302 abstract "Hurricanes over Singapore is the companion volume to the successful Buffaloes over Singapore published in 2003. It continues the story of the RAF's gallant but futile attempt to stop the might of the Japanese invasion force in its quest to conquer not only Singapore, but also Sumatra and Java and all the other islands that constituted the Netherlands East Indies. The Hurricanes went into action over Singapore on 20 January 1942 and the last two aircraft made the final flight at Java on 8 March that year. During the intervening time the Hurricane pilots and ground crew - British, New Zealanders, Australians, Canadians, Dutch and Americans - gave their all, with many making the supreme sacrifice. The majority of survivors would spend the next 3-1/2 years as prisoners of the Japanese - and some of their heart-rending stories are detailed here. This expertly researched account, the most comprehensive to date, and accompanied by rare photographs, is told wherever possible by the pilots themselves, the majority of whom were young and inexperienced. Their efforts should not be forgotten and this book is a dispassionate tribute to those who fell in battle, those who died as prisoners and t" @default.
- W608734302 created "2016-06-24" @default.
- W608734302 creator A5001957391 @default.
- W608734302 creator A5085831254 @default.
- W608734302 date "2004-08-19" @default.
- W608734302 modified "2023-09-25" @default.
- W608734302 title "Hurricanes Over Singapore: RAF, RNZAF and NEI Fighters in Action Against the Japanese Over the Island and the Netherlands East Indies, 1942" @default.
- W608734302 hasPublicationYear "2004" @default.
- W608734302 type Work @default.
- W608734302 sameAs 608734302 @default.
- W608734302 citedByCount "0" @default.
- W608734302 crossrefType "book" @default.
- W608734302 hasAuthorship W608734302A5001957391 @default.
- W608734302 hasAuthorship W608734302A5085831254 @default.
- W608734302 hasConcept C109167261 @default.
- W608734302 hasConcept C121332964 @default.
- W608734302 hasConcept C166957645 @default.
- W608734302 hasConcept C195244886 @default.
- W608734302 hasConcept C205649164 @default.
- W608734302 hasConcept C2777038452 @default.
- W608734302 hasConcept C2778627824 @default.
- W608734302 hasConcept C2780179797 @default.
- W608734302 hasConcept C2780791683 @default.
- W608734302 hasConcept C52119013 @default.
- W608734302 hasConcept C58640448 @default.
- W608734302 hasConcept C62520636 @default.
- W608734302 hasConcept C95457728 @default.
- W608734302 hasConceptScore W608734302C109167261 @default.
- W608734302 hasConceptScore W608734302C121332964 @default.
- W608734302 hasConceptScore W608734302C166957645 @default.
- W608734302 hasConceptScore W608734302C195244886 @default.
- W608734302 hasConceptScore W608734302C205649164 @default.
- W608734302 hasConceptScore W608734302C2777038452 @default.
- W608734302 hasConceptScore W608734302C2778627824 @default.
- W608734302 hasConceptScore W608734302C2780179797 @default.
- W608734302 hasConceptScore W608734302C2780791683 @default.
- W608734302 hasConceptScore W608734302C52119013 @default.
- W608734302 hasConceptScore W608734302C58640448 @default.
- W608734302 hasConceptScore W608734302C62520636 @default.
- W608734302 hasConceptScore W608734302C95457728 @default.
- W608734302 hasLocation W6087343021 @default.
- W608734302 hasOpenAccess W608734302 @default.
- W608734302 hasPrimaryLocation W6087343021 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W1912820641 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W2020149015 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W2057286635 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W2083223012 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W212545242 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W2157629677 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W216351261 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W2210233820 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W2211349521 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W2244023142 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W2468588070 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W2501526473 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W2563161761 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W2601119274 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W3199291360 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W562934982 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W566174962 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W584233091 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W593472910 @default.
- W608734302 hasRelatedWork W605379581 @default.
- W608734302 isParatext "false" @default.
- W608734302 isRetracted "false" @default.
- W608734302 magId "608734302" @default.
- W608734302 workType "book" @default.