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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... 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 Peking was fired at . ( Under the 1901 Boxer Protocol Japanese troops were part of the ...
... 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 Peking was fired at . ( Under the 1901 Boxer Protocol Japanese troops were part of the ...
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... Japanese force . The city , which was inland from Hong Kong , was taken swiftly , cutting the Nationalists ' main external supply route . In February 1939 Hainan Island was occupied . Japanese forces also took Chinese territory adjacent ...
... Japanese force . The city , which was inland from Hong Kong , was taken swiftly , cutting the Nationalists ' main external supply route . In February 1939 Hainan Island was occupied . Japanese forces also took Chinese territory adjacent ...
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... Japanese military districts , and comprised officers of leading families and men of above average physique . The 3rd Air Division and the navy's 22nd Air Flotilla , fielding over 500 aircraft , were to support both the XV and XXV Armies ...
... Japanese military districts , and comprised officers of leading families and men of above average physique . The 3rd Air Division and the navy's 22nd Air Flotilla , fielding over 500 aircraft , were to support both the XV and XXV Armies ...
Contents
The Rise of the Japanese Empire | 11 |
3 | 23 |
Preparations for | 39 |
Copyright | |
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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