Turbulent Times: Forgotten stories of Singapore's Turbulent Years (Box set)

Modern Singapore was forged in the flames of a volatile past.

Different groups fought to tear Singapore apart during our early years of nation building.

This five-book series traces those turbulent years and tell the stories of the people who witnessed history up close.

Written in a clear and down-to-earth way, packed with photographs and with pages of graphic novel storytelling, these

booklets will appeal to students, young people and anyone looking for a vivid and concise overview of Singapore’s turbulent years.



The five titles in the series are:

• Battle for Hearts and Minds: Fighting the Communist Threat, 1948-1963 The fight against the communist threat in Singapore and Malaya in the years immediately after World War II. (76 pages, ISBN: 978-981-4642-01-9)

• The Undeclared War: Konfrontasi Indonesia’s Konfrontasi (Confrontation) campaign against Malaysia and Singapore in the 1960s, including the 1965 bombing of MacDonald House in Orchard Road that killed three innocent people. (64 pages, ISBN: 978-981-4642-03-3)

• Into The Fire: 1964 Racial Riots The deadly racial riots of July and September 1964 that took place against a backdrop of growing political tension in Singapore and Malaysia. (52 pages, ISBN: 978-981-4642-04-0)

• Singapore Is Out: Separation and Independence The fight for merger and the issues that led to political tension between Singapore and Malaysia and, eventually, to independence for Singapore. (48 pages, ISBN: 978-981-4642-05-7)

• War Is Far From Over: Fighting the Communist Threat, 1968-1989 The havoc wreaked when the communists resumed their attacks in Malaysia and Singapore in the 1960s and 1970s. (60 pages, ISBN: 978-981-4642-02-6)