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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... Alor Star aerodrome were also caught on the ground by Japanese bombers , after returning from an early morning mission to Kota Bharu . Four Blenheims were destroyed by falling bombs , another five were damaged , and the station's ...
... Alor Star aerodrome were also caught on the ground by Japanese bombers , after returning from an early morning mission to Kota Bharu . Four Blenheims were destroyed by falling bombs , another five were damaged , and the station's ...
Page 98
... Alor Star bridge stragglers and transport continued to slowly hobble or drive through in the hours after dawn on 13 December . Lieutenant - Co- lonel Harrison later wrote : ' those stragglers ... in small parties , in ones and twos ...
... Alor Star bridge stragglers and transport continued to slowly hobble or drive through in the hours after dawn on 13 December . Lieutenant - Co- lonel Harrison later wrote : ' those stragglers ... in small parties , in ones and twos ...
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... Alor Star . 110 officers and men of the Leicesters had arrived at Alor Star town , on the north bank of the Sungei Kedah , after the road bridge had been blown . The Leicesters were fired on in the back streets of Alor Star , and split ...
... Alor Star . 110 officers and men of the Leicesters had arrived at Alor Star town , on the north bank of the Sungei Kedah , after the road bridge had been blown . The Leicesters were fired on in the back streets of Alor Star , and split ...
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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