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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Page 164
... Bakri late on 17 January . The battalion was ordered by Brigadier Duncan , acting on General Bennett's instructions , to prepare for an attack towards the Muar River planned for the following day . The reorganized 5 / 18th Garhwal ...
... Bakri late on 17 January . The battalion was ordered by Brigadier Duncan , acting on General Bennett's instructions , to prepare for an attack towards the Muar River planned for the following day . The reorganized 5 / 18th Garhwal ...
Page 168
... Bakri . Around Bakri troops of the 2 / 19th Battalion held a perimeter of posts astride the three roads that led into the village , and on intervening patches of rising ground . The 350th Field Battery had reported at Bakri overnight to ...
... Bakri . Around Bakri troops of the 2 / 19th Battalion held a perimeter of posts astride the three roads that led into the village , and on intervening patches of rising ground . The 350th Field Battery had reported at Bakri overnight to ...
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... Bakri lead elements of a Guards battalion had emerged from the jungle to surprise a company of the 53rd Brigade's 6th Norfolks on Bukit Pelandok , south of the defile through which the road ran from Bakri to Yong Peng on the Trunk Road ...
... Bakri lead elements of a Guards battalion had emerged from the jungle to surprise a company of the 53rd Brigade's 6th Norfolks on Bukit Pelandok , south of the defile through which the road ran from Bakri to Yong Peng on the Trunk Road ...
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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