p. 141: reference to a “Paper War”
pp. 141-142: quotation: “In determining the extent of the nature of the works….” [Raffles correspondence to Farquhar]

p. 143: reference to “brick and mortar proposal”
p. 143: reference to Captain Edward Lake’s arrival in Singapore in 1827

p. 144: statistic: 40.8 million pounds in debt
p. 144: reference to Captain Samuel Best’s proposal for twelve batteries

p. 145: reference to Captain Henry Yule’s plan for enhancing the defence of Singapore
p. 145: reference to Governor Edmund Blundell’s appeal to Bengal for new defensive works

p. 146: reference to Captain George Collyer’s plan
p. 146: reference to a sixteenth-century town called Ferrara as an example of an early application of bastioned fortifications
pp. 146-147: reference to the Crimean War

p. 147: reference to Major H. E. McCullum’s report
pp. 147-148: reference to “small wars” and Royal Navy’s ability to respond; Colonel Sir William Jervois’ report of 1875
p. 148: reference to the Colonial Defence Committee and quotation: “to consider representations as to their defence from the Colonies….”
p. 148: reference to the Colonial Conference and Imperial Conference

p. 149: reference to Admiral Lord Jellicoe’s 1919 and 1920 reports
pp. 149-152: reference to rise of Japanese military power

pp. 150-151: [Box Story] – The Japanese Occupation

p. 152: reference to the 1921-1922 Washington Pacts
p. 152: reference to construction of Singapore naval base

p. 153: quotation: “In 1941….” [Percival, War in Malaya, p. 11]
p. 153: reference to Southeast Asia Command and British Military Administration

p. 154: reference to Foreign Office paper on “British Policy in South-East Asia”
pp. 154-155: reference to the Cold War and the “bamboo curtain”, and the domino theory

p. 156: reference to Jellicoe’s quote that “Singapore was the ‘naval key to the Far East’…”
p. 156: reference to Tunku’s fear of Singapore becoming a Cuba
p. 156: quotation: “Singapore is the heart of Southeast Asia; it is the linchpin, isn’t it? ….”