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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... army cooperation applied to formations of the Indian and Dominion armies , as well as the British Army . In November 1940 a General Headquarters Far East was opened at Singapore . Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke - Popham was ...
... army cooperation applied to formations of the Indian and Dominion armies , as well as the British Army . In November 1940 a General Headquarters Far East was opened at Singapore . Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke - Popham was ...
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... Army was deployed overseas to support Britain's war aims . The Indian Army of the interwar period was not a national or nationalist army in the contemporary western sense . Within its ranks there was , however , a sense of region ...
... Army was deployed overseas to support Britain's war aims . The Indian Army of the interwar period was not a national or nationalist army in the contemporary western sense . Within its ranks there was , however , a sense of region ...
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... Army was established at Saigon . For the purposes of the campaign Southern Army was divided into four smaller armies , each with its own designated objective . A Japanese army was the equivalent of a European corps - sized formation ...
... Army was established at Saigon . For the purposes of the campaign Southern Army was divided into four smaller armies , each with its own designated objective . A Japanese army was the equivalent of a European corps - sized formation ...
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The Rise of the Japanese Empire | 11 |
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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