Decision making can be challenging

You might have realised that I am quite keen to learn about World War II history in this part of the world.

Noel writes about The Battle Box, located at Fort Canning Rise in the post titled British Singapore's Last Hours. I think the post gives a wonderful summary about a visit to The Battle Box.

I have been there once, and my favourite segment is the Surrender Conference, whereby there is a re-enactment of the meeting among the British chiefs regarding whether to surrender to the Japanese. I remember that Lieutenant –General Percival initially stood on the position of carrying on with the fight against the Japanese army. However, most of the factors seem to suggest otherwise. In the end, the team's decision was to surrender.

From the lessons learnt at the Surrender Conference of the Battle Box, I am thinking how challenging decision making can be. Sometimes the necessary information may not be available. If the British chiefs were aware that the Japanese army was, at that time, facing a worse shortage of resources, history may be different today.

Battle Box is definitely worth a visit for the World War II enthusiasts.