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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... Asia was a Japanese sphere . The Germans had appeared to have half an eye on French and Dutch colonial possessions in Asia . But now , according to Prince Konoye : ' Germany and Italy intend to establish a New Order in Europe and Japan ...
... Asia was a Japanese sphere . The Germans had appeared to have half an eye on French and Dutch colonial possessions in Asia . But now , according to Prince Konoye : ' Germany and Italy intend to establish a New Order in Europe and Japan ...
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... Asia . There is no question that the German invasion of the Soviet Union changed the situation in east Asia . With the Russians occupied fending off the Nazis , Japan was now free to consider a more aggressive penetration of South - East ...
... Asia . There is no question that the German invasion of the Soviet Union changed the situation in east Asia . With the Russians occupied fending off the Nazis , Japan was now free to consider a more aggressive penetration of South - East ...
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... Asia . Yet , so long as the Japanese held the Burmese port of Rangoon , the reconquest of Burma was South - East Asia Command's primary objective . On 3 February 1945 Admiral Mountbatten , South - East Asia Command's Supreme Commander ...
... Asia . Yet , so long as the Japanese held the Burmese port of Rangoon , the reconquest of Burma was South - East Asia Command's primary objective . On 3 February 1945 Admiral Mountbatten , South - East Asia Command's Supreme Commander ...
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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