Collection: Professional Readings

¿́¿Defeat Into Victory is Field Marshal William Slim¿́¿s account of the war in World War II Burma. Slim commanded the Fourteenth Army in the campaign and is regarded by many to be the greatest British general of World War II. In contrast to many World War II memoirs, Slim¿́¿s account was modest a...

¿́¿Defeat Into Victory is Field Marshal William Slim¿́¿s account of the war in World War II Burma. Slim commanded the Fourteenth Army in the campaign and is regarded by many to be the greatest British general of World War II. In contrast to many World War II memoirs, Slim¿́¿s account was modest a...

The late Professor Wong Lin Ken in a seminal address to the Command and Staff College on 23 November 1978 argued that "the fall of Singapore was more than a military defeat; it was a benchmark, signifying the end of an era, the visible death throes of Pax Britannica". The essays in this POINTER S...

This book analyses the factors that led to Singapore's strategic outlook, and the defence policies that have led to its impressive military capability. The author also explains the role and structure of the SAF including its training, procurement and logistics systems. He assesses key components ...

¿́¿Ralph D. Sawyer is the pre-eminent scholar and translator on Sun-tzu¿́¿s masterful work. More than 200,000 copies of his Sun-tzu Art of War have been sold. The Art of War is the most famous study of strategy ever written and has had an extraordinary influence on the history of warfare. The Ess...

¿́¿This book scrutinizes the US military justice system, identifying its strengths and weaknesses and pointing the way toward further improvements. Included are essays written about the American military justice system by notable US authorities. The issue of whether the military justice system is...