{"product_id":"enigmas-tay-seow-huah-my-father-singapores-pioneer-spy-chief","title":"Enigmas","description":"Enigmas is a memoir of Tay Seow Huah, written by his son, revealing the personal roots of Singapore's pioneer spy chief set in the traumas of WWII, the Emergency in Malaya, and Singapore's pre-independence political tumult.\u003cp\u003e1965. Singapore is newly independent. Tay Seow Huah is\nappointed Director of the secretive\nSpecial Branch. Over the tumultuous first decade, he is key in ensuring the country's\nstability, shaping strategies and initiating new institutions for intelligence and security. He reports directly\nto PM Lee. In 1974, when Singapore\nis attacked in the \u003ci\u003eLaju \u003c\/i\u003eIncident - the oil refinery on Pulau Bukom is bombed and civilians\nheld hostage at gun point - and Tay is tasked to coordinate\nall responses, negotiate with the attackers and foreign governments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEncounters with the Israelis (codenamed \"Mexicans\") who\nassisted in Singapore's military\nbuild up are revealed, as are flash points across the region, when the\nRepublic's fledgling intelligence agency must rapidly\nrespond to the Vietnam War and tensions\nwith neighbours and develop\nits place in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book also tracks Tay's\nown challenges: early\nretirement and his sudden death\nat 47. It then offers a daring, speculative and emotional conversation that juxtaposes those early\nyears of Singapore with so much that has happened since.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Landmark Books Pte.Ltd ,Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49787131691352,"sku":"9789811888069","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9789811888069_00d73f60-f0f8-4747-a934-8d180b711d08.jpg?v=1764911714","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/enigmas-tay-seow-huah-my-father-singapores-pioneer-spy-chief","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}