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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... Galleghan , assumed that he would take over . Galleghan was the son of a Newcastle wharf crane driver , and was to a small extent of West Indian origin . He had been a sergeant in France and Flanders in 1917-18 , but was commissioned in ...
... Galleghan , assumed that he would take over . Galleghan was the son of a Newcastle wharf crane driver , and was to a small extent of West Indian origin . He had been a sergeant in France and Flanders in 1917-18 , but was commissioned in ...
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... Galleghan had sent most of his battalion's transport and carriers well to the rear to reduce the likelihood of ... Galleghan's infantry , one either side of the Trunk Road , the forward gun about fifty feet ahead of the other . The gun ...
... Galleghan had sent most of his battalion's transport and carriers well to the rear to reduce the likelihood of ... Galleghan's infantry , one either side of the Trunk Road , the forward gun about fifty feet ahead of the other . The gun ...
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... Galleghan had been in de facto control of the brigade , and he did not take the authority Maxwell had delegated to Wyett seriously.37 Galleghan was later to comment of Maxwell : How do you make a commander of a man who in 1940 was a ...
... Galleghan had been in de facto control of the brigade , and he did not take the authority Maxwell had delegated to Wyett seriously.37 Galleghan was later to comment of Maxwell : How do you make a commander of a man who in 1940 was a ...
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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