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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... Chinese forces acting under the umbrella of the Nationalist movement . Renewed war between Japan and China erupted in an unexpected fashion . On the night of 7 July 1936 a Japanese company on night manoeuvres near Marco Polo Bridge at ...
... Chinese forces acting under the umbrella of the Nationalist movement . Renewed war between Japan and China erupted in an unexpected fashion . On the night of 7 July 1936 a Japanese company on night manoeuvres near Marco Polo Bridge at ...
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... Chinese were moving forces northwards helped to tip the balance in the cabinet in favour of sending to China a stream of divisions from Japan . Japanese leaders had faced a series of crises since 1931 and had become accustomed to taking ...
... Chinese were moving forces northwards helped to tip the balance in the cabinet in favour of sending to China a stream of divisions from Japan . Japanese leaders had faced a series of crises since 1931 and had become accustomed to taking ...
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... Chinese army left behind to defend the city was instructed to surrender by noon on 10 December . A Japanese division crossed the Yangtse upstream of Nanking to isolate the city . The Chinese commander responded by ordering that ...
... Chinese army left behind to defend the city was instructed to surrender by noon on 10 December . A Japanese division crossed the Yangtse upstream of Nanking to isolate the city . The Chinese commander responded by ordering that ...
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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