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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... Malaya Command , Percival was assisted by a small staff , most of whom had not undertaken formal staff training . Malaya Command's administrative staff was adequate . The troops would not have been fed , clothed , housed or armed if ...
... Malaya Command , Percival was assisted by a small staff , most of whom had not undertaken formal staff training . Malaya Command's administrative staff was adequate . The troops would not have been fed , clothed , housed or armed if ...
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... Malaya Command's strength was British 19,391 , Australian 15,279 , Indian 37,191 , Asian 4482 , and Volunteers 10,552 ( British 2430 , Indian 727 , Asian 7395 ) , a total of 86,895 . It is unlikely that the figures issued by Brooke ...
... Malaya Command's strength was British 19,391 , Australian 15,279 , Indian 37,191 , Asian 4482 , and Volunteers 10,552 ( British 2430 , Indian 727 , Asian 7395 ) , a total of 86,895 . It is unlikely that the figures issued by Brooke ...
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... Malaya Command , Typescript Report on Malayan Campaign ' , 1942-43 , p . 50 . 2. C. Mackenzie , Eastern Epic ( London , 1951 ) , p . 252 . 3. Percival Papers , IWM , P 75 , Cobley , ' Report on Malayan Campaign ' , pp . 52–53 . 4. M ...
... Malaya Command , Typescript Report on Malayan Campaign ' , 1942-43 , p . 50 . 2. C. Mackenzie , Eastern Epic ( London , 1951 ) , p . 252 . 3. Percival Papers , IWM , P 75 , Cobley , ' Report on Malayan Campaign ' , pp . 52–53 . 4. M ...
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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