Always a Commando: The Life of Singapore Army Pioneer Clarence Tan

Always a Commando: The Life of Singapore Army Pioneer Clarence Tan
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Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9789814794220
ISBN-13 : 9814794228
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Book Synopsis Always a Commando: The Life of Singapore Army Pioneer Clarence Tan by : Thomas A. Squire

Download or read book Always a Commando: The Life of Singapore Army Pioneer Clarence Tan written by Thomas A. Squire and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best known for his role in helping to establish the Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation and as the unit’s first commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel (Retired) Clarence Tan was born on his family’s rubber plantation, just ten months before the Japanese invasion of British Malaya in 1941. As with those of his generation, his life spans the dramatic, often tumultuous years of Singapore’s evolution from a primarily rural British colony to the world class cosmopolis it is today. From leading a platoon during racial riots in Singapore to searching for communist insurgents and Indonesian infiltrators in the jungles of Malaysia during the Emergency and the Confrontation, LTC (Rtd) Tan was part of both the British and Malaysian armies before becoming a pioneer officer in Singapore’s defence force. For as surely as there are makers of history, there are those too who are made by history. Always A Commando is at once a compelling chronicle of one man’s life from kampong kid to red beret and a rich evocation of the country he served through turbulent and uncertain times.


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