Singapore 1942: Britain's Greatest DefeatThe surrender of Singapore, with the capture of over 120,000 men, was the greatest defeat in British history. This book shows what went wrong and how an outnumbered and poorly equipped Japanese invasion force swept to victory, changing Britain's imperial destiny and the course of World War II. |
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Page 21
12 About the same time, on 12 October, a surprise landing was made near
Canton in south China by a three division Japanese force. The city, which was
inland from Hong Kong, was taken swiftly, cutting the Nationalists' main external
supply ...
12 About the same time, on 12 October, a surprise landing was made near
Canton in south China by a three division Japanese force. The city, which was
inland from Hong Kong, was taken swiftly, cutting the Nationalists' main external
supply ...
Page 112
From Singapore Percival told Heath: We don't want to dissipate forces from down
here. ... Malaya too rapidly for fear that the Japanese air force would obtain bases
from which they might attack reinforcement convoys bound for Singapore.
From Singapore Percival told Heath: We don't want to dissipate forces from down
here. ... Malaya too rapidly for fear that the Japanese air force would obtain bases
from which they might attack reinforcement convoys bound for Singapore.
Page 299
5 After the surrender Japanese commanders gave the strength of Japanese
forces at Singapore and Johore as 50,118 army and air force personnel and
26,872 naval personnel. In northern and central Malaya XXIX Army comprised
about ...
5 After the surrender Japanese commanders gave the strength of Japanese
forces at Singapore and Johore as 50,118 army and air force personnel and
26,872 naval personnel. In northern and central Malaya XXIX Army comprised
about ...
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Contents
British Malaya | 1 |
The Rise of the Japanese Empire | 11 |
The Defence of Malaya | 23 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Singapore 1942: Britain's Greatest Defeat |
| Author | Alan Warren |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Talisman, 2002 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 9810453205, 9789810453206 |
| Length | 370 pages |
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