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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... Brooke - Popham was appointed to command both the army and RAF in the Far East . His responsibilities included Burma , Borneo and Hong Kong , in addition to Malaya . Brooke - Popham had no control over the Royal Navy , despite the fact ...
... Brooke - Popham was appointed to command both the army and RAF in the Far East . His responsibilities included Burma , Borneo and Hong Kong , in addition to Malaya . Brooke - Popham had no control over the Royal Navy , despite the fact ...
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... Brooke - Popham was informed by Churchill that he was to be relieved of command by ' an army officer with up - to - date experi- ence ' . As far back as August the Governor of Burma , Sir Reginald Dorman - Smith , had asked that Brooke - ...
... Brooke - Popham was informed by Churchill that he was to be relieved of command by ' an army officer with up - to - date experi- ence ' . As far back as August the Governor of Burma , Sir Reginald Dorman - Smith , had asked that Brooke - ...
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... Brooke - Popham further postponed a decision on that subject . During the day the British Ambassador in Bangkok had contacted Brooke - Popham to implore him not to violate Thai neutrality before the Japanese . As British commanders at ...
... Brooke - Popham further postponed a decision on that subject . During the day the British Ambassador in Bangkok had contacted Brooke - Popham to implore him not to violate Thai neutrality before the Japanese . As British commanders at ...
Contents
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