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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Page 118
... Wavell possessed an intellect well above that of the typical senior British officer , and his passage up the army's promotion ladder had owed much to that fact . Wavell's genuine interest in poetry and military history set him well ...
... Wavell possessed an intellect well above that of the typical senior British officer , and his passage up the army's promotion ladder had owed much to that fact . Wavell's genuine interest in poetry and military history set him well ...
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... Wavell flew into Singapore to begin his assignment in the Far East . ABDA ( American - British - Dutch- Australian ) Command headquarters was due to open at Batavia , Java , on 15 January . Wavell's instructions were to hold the ' Malay ...
... Wavell flew into Singapore to begin his assignment in the Far East . ABDA ( American - British - Dutch- Australian ) Command headquarters was due to open at Batavia , Java , on 15 January . Wavell's instructions were to hold the ' Malay ...
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... Wavell , who had just flown into Singapore from Java , drove to visit Bennett . Percival later wrote : Gordon Bennett was not quite so confident as he had been up country . He had always been very certain that his Australians would ...
... Wavell , who had just flown into Singapore from Java , drove to visit Bennett . Percival later wrote : Gordon Bennett was not quite so confident as he had been up country . He had always been very certain that his Australians would ...
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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