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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... China . In 1911 the last Manchu Emperor had been deposed and a Chinese republic was proclaimed the following year , though in practice the country fell into the hands of local warlords as the regions broke away from the control of ...
... China . In 1911 the last Manchu Emperor had been deposed and a Chinese republic was proclaimed the following year , though in practice the country fell into the hands of local warlords as the regions broke away from the control of ...
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... China a stream of divisions from Japan . Japanese leaders had faced a series of crises since 1931 and had become accustomed to taking assertive military decisions . What is more , China was seen as weak and divided between several ...
... China a stream of divisions from Japan . Japanese leaders had faced a series of crises since 1931 and had become accustomed to taking assertive military decisions . What is more , China was seen as weak and divided between several ...
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... Chinese territory adjacent to the frontier of French Indo - China to cut the rail link leading to Hanoi and other French ports . The Japanese held nine - tenths of China's railway system , and had reached the fringe of South - East Asia ...
... Chinese territory adjacent to the frontier of French Indo - China to cut the rail link leading to Hanoi and other French ports . The Japanese held nine - tenths of China's railway system , and had reached the fringe of South - East Asia ...
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