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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... January . On the west coast troops were still in position to stop the Japanese heading inland south of Kuala Lumpur to cut off the 15th and 28th Brigades . On 10 January Indian troops were covering Klang . The main body of the Japanese ...
... January . On the west coast troops were still in position to stop the Japanese heading inland south of Kuala Lumpur to cut off the 15th and 28th Brigades . On 10 January Indian troops were covering Klang . The main body of the Japanese ...
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... January Mile 452 Kulai Mile 456 However , to the rear at 27th Brigade headquarters ,. Line held pm 27 January Mile 44 Mile 48 Line to be held 48 hours till night 29/30 January Line actually held till night 28/29 January 27 Line held by ...
... January Mile 452 Kulai Mile 456 However , to the rear at 27th Brigade headquarters ,. Line held pm 27 January Mile 44 Mile 48 Line to be held 48 hours till night 29/30 January Line actually held till night 28/29 January 27 Line held by ...
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... January Heath had held a conference at III Corps headquarters to discuss further a general timetable for the withdrawal to- wards Singapore . As a result of those deliberations , shortly after midnight in the early hours of 27 January ...
... January Heath had held a conference at III Corps headquarters to discuss further a general timetable for the withdrawal to- wards Singapore . As a result of those deliberations , shortly after midnight in the early hours of 27 January ...
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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