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A beautifully written Japanese soldier’s memoir of the North Borneo tragedy of 1945. An End to a War tells the story of Ueno Itsuyoshi, a late draftee into the Japanese Army in WWII. Ueno and his fellow soldiers came to Borneo expecting to fight and die for the Emperor, but instead most died of [...] 
‘A Journey Through a Changing World’ is the subtitle. It is an account of life and work in Sarawak, Papua New Guinea and Brunei. Peter Eaton’s experience of SE Asia began with national service with the UK armed forces during the Malayan Emergency. He then moved to Sarawak and taught as a headmaster before moving [...] 
Old & new photographs on a ‘landscape’ coffee table book layout of all the towns on the ‘West Coast’ (it actually faces north west) of Sabah, formerly British North Borneo and now one of the two States of Malaysia situated on the island of Borneo (the other is Sarawak). The book has a lush feel [...] 
Classic WWII story of one man’s fight against the Japanese invaders down the Malay Peninsula and then behind the lines as a guerilla blowing up trains etc for 3 years. There is a key lesson in the title – the jungle is not against anybody, but it has to be treated with respect. It is [...] 
This book was first published in 1970. It is about a colonial state on the island of Borneo, known for its humanitarian ethos, which nonetheless depended on unpaid levies of headhunting warriors to enforce its security goals. The rulers were the British ‘White Rajahs’ of Sarawak; the warriors were Ibans, members of what is still [...] This is an account of an ordinary man’s life set against extraordinary times before, during and after the Second World War in British North Borneo (now Sabah). It charts the history of Tawau and the hard struggle of the author’s family enmeshed with events leading to the birth of a nation as seen through [...] 
“History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time, it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity”, this famous quote of Marcus Cicero was so aptly put history into perspective. This is a very important reference book to researchers, historians, students, libraries and it is [...] Tawau is situated in the East of Sabah Malaysia. This book shows that Tawau has had at least two natural advantages, it has been a haven of prosperity and peace, first under the British and then as part of Malaysia, this has attracted trade and immigration not only from far distant Japan and China, but [...] Explores aspects of the World War II experience of Sabah (then British North Borneo), from the eve of the Japanese invasion to the arrival of Allied forces. These 5 years were a watershed for the people of Sabah who, after progressing steadily towards modernity for 60 years, suffered one of the greatest calamities one can [...] “History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time, it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity”, this famous quote of Marcus Cicero was so aptly put history into perspective. This is a very important reference book to researchers, historians, students, libraries and it is [...] |
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