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- catalog abstract ""In mid-February 1915, half of the Fifth Light Infantry of the British Indian Army stationed in Singapore suddenly rose up in an unexpected ... mutiny ... The event took place at the height of the First World War and because colonial defence forces had been withdrawn for more urgent service in Europe, the Fifth had become the only regular unit left in Singapore Island for its defence from possible German attack. The book describes in detail the events which took place and how a desperate administration had to rely on the assistance of the marines on board Russian, Japanese, and French warships mutineers. The book also reveals the findings of a court of inquiry into the mutiny whose findings lay secret for fifty years"--Page 4 of cover.".
- catalog contributor b305512.
- catalog contributor b305513.
- catalog coverage "Singapore History Sepoy Rebellion, 1915.".
- catalog coverage "Singapore History.".
- catalog created "1984.".
- catalog date "1984".
- catalog date "1984.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1984.".
- catalog description ""In mid-February 1915, half of the Fifth Light Infantry of the British Indian Army stationed in Singapore suddenly rose up in an unexpected ... mutiny ... The event took place at the height of the First World War and because colonial defence forces had been withdrawn for more urgent service in Europe, the Fifth had become the only regular unit left in Singapore Island for its defence from possible German attack. The book describes in detail the events which took place and how a desperate administration had to rely on the assistance of the marines on board Russian, Japanese, and French warships mutineers. The book also reveals the findings of a court of inquiry into the mutiny whose findings lay secret for fifty years"--Page 4 of cover.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index.".
- catalog description "Seeds of discontent -- Road to mutiny -- Mutiny -- Attack on the German camp -- Murder in the afternoon -- A commanding officer isolated -- Counter-attack -- Rumours, surmises, conjectures -- Gathering of forces -- Aboard ships -- Relief of a commanding officer -- Tuesday : other events -- Mopping up -- Courts martial and executions -- Court of inquiry findings -- Epilogue.".
- catalog extent "xv, 254 p., [5] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Singapore mutiny.".
- catalog identifier "0195825497".
- catalog isFormatOf "Singapore mutiny.".
- catalog isPartOf "Oxford in Asia paperbacks".
- catalog issued "1984".
- catalog issued "1984.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Singapore ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog relation "Singapore mutiny.".
- catalog spatial "India.".
- catalog spatial "Singapore History Sepoy Rebellion, 1915.".
- catalog spatial "Singapore History.".
- catalog spatial "Singapore".
- catalog subject "940.3/5957 19".
- catalog subject "D547.I5 H37 1984".
- catalog subject "India. Army. Light Infantry, 5th History.".
- catalog subject "Mutiny Singapore History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1914-1918 Regimental histories India.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Seeds of discontent -- Road to mutiny -- Mutiny -- Attack on the German camp -- Murder in the afternoon -- A commanding officer isolated -- Counter-attack -- Rumours, surmises, conjectures -- Gathering of forces -- Aboard ships -- Relief of a commanding officer -- Tuesday : other events -- Mopping up -- Courts martial and executions -- Court of inquiry findings -- Epilogue.".
- catalog title "Singapore mutiny / R.W.E. Harper, Harry Miller.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".