Singapore 1942: Britain's Greatest DefeatBased on original records, this work shows what went wrong and how an outnumbered and poorly equipped Japanese invasion force swept to victory against a mixed army of British, Australian and Indian soldiers, changing Britain's imperial destiny and the course of the Second World War. |
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... Brigade arrived , followed by the 8th Brigade in November , the 15th Brigade in March 1941 , the 22nd Brigade in April , and the 28th ( Gurkha ) Brigade in September 1941. The 15th Brigade's British battalion was the 1st Leicesters ...
... Brigade arrived , followed by the 8th Brigade in November , the 15th Brigade in March 1941 , the 22nd Brigade in April , and the 28th ( Gurkha ) Brigade in September 1941. The 15th Brigade's British battalion was the 1st Leicesters ...
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... 15th Brigade to move forward into the Jurong Line as a misleading report had implied that the 44th Brigade was in danger of being cut off . In consequence the 44th Brigade , which had reached the Jurong Line by 10 p.m. , had to shuffle ...
... 15th Brigade to move forward into the Jurong Line as a misleading report had implied that the 44th Brigade was in danger of being cut off . In consequence the 44th Brigade , which had reached the Jurong Line by 10 p.m. , had to shuffle ...
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Britain's Greatest Defeat Alan Warren. About 6 a.m. the 15th Brigade's headquarters was attacked from the rear by Japanese who had reached Bukit Timah . Coates's brigade - major was mortally wounded , and the brigade staff took refuge ...
Britain's Greatest Defeat Alan Warren. About 6 a.m. the 15th Brigade's headquarters was attacked from the rear by Japanese who had reached Bukit Timah . Coates's brigade - major was mortally wounded , and the brigade staff took refuge ...
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The Rise of the Japanese Empire | 11 |
3 | 23 |
Preparations for | 39 |
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11th Indian Division 15th Brigade 18th Division 2/18th Battalion 2/20th Battalion 22nd Brigade aerodrome afternoon aircraft Alor Star anti-tank guns arrived artillery attack Australian Bakri battle Bennett bombers bombs bridge Brigade's headquarters British Brooke-Popham Bukit Timah Captain casualties China Chinese Churchill coast convoy December defence Division's East February Field Regiment fighting fire flank Force Z Galleghan Gurkhas Gurun Harrison Heath Imperial Guards Indian Brigade infantry January Japan Japanese force Japanese troops Jats Jitra Johore Strait jungle killed Kirby Kota Bharu Kuala Lumpur Kuantan landing later Layang Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General London machine gun Malay Malaya Command Malayan Campaign Maxwell miles military Muar Murray-Lyon naval night officers Percival Papers Percival's perimeter Phillips Punjabis railway retreat Rifles rubber senior ships Singapore Island Singora Slim River soldiers South-East Asia Squadron staff Sungei Trunk Road Tsuji units Wavell Westforce withdraw wounded XXV Army Yamashita Yong Peng