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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... Field Regiment lost between 15–23 January , two officers and forty - two other ranks killed , presumed dead and died of wounds , three officers and thirty - six other ranks wounded , and one officer and twenty - seven other rank POWs ...
... Field Regiment lost between 15–23 January , two officers and forty - two other ranks killed , presumed dead and died of wounds , three officers and thirty - six other ranks wounded , and one officer and twenty - seven other rank POWs ...
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... Battalion , 210 , 229 , 241 , 244 , 246 ; X Battalion , 243-45 , 333-34 Artillery : 2 / 4th Anti - Tank Regiment , 153 , 156-59 , 164 , 166 , 223 , 308 ; 2 / 10th Field Regiment , 308 ; 2 / 14th Field Regiment , 329 ; 2 / 15th Field ...
... Battalion , 210 , 229 , 241 , 244 , 246 ; X Battalion , 243-45 , 333-34 Artillery : 2 / 4th Anti - Tank Regiment , 153 , 156-59 , 164 , 166 , 223 , 308 ; 2 / 10th Field Regiment , 308 ; 2 / 14th Field Regiment , 329 ; 2 / 15th Field ...
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... Field Marshal Sir T. , 34 Blanja , 119 Bombay , 119 Bond , Lt - General Sir L. , 10 , 27 Borneo , 27 , 52 , 181 ... Regiment , 42 , 70 , 307 ; 7th Coast Battery , 264 ; 30th Anti - Aircraft Battery , 267 ; 80th Anti - Tank Regiment , 42 ...
... Field Marshal Sir T. , 34 Blanja , 119 Bombay , 119 Bond , Lt - General Sir L. , 10 , 27 Borneo , 27 , 52 , 181 ... Regiment , 42 , 70 , 307 ; 7th Coast Battery , 264 ; 30th Anti - Aircraft Battery , 267 ; 80th Anti - Tank Regiment , 42 ...
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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