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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... Westforce or Singapore to its aid . At a conference at Yong Peng on 19 January , whilst Jats , Australians and Norfolks were being scuppered elsewhere , Percival decided merely to transfer the main body of the Loyals from Westforce's ...
... Westforce or Singapore to its aid . At a conference at Yong Peng on 19 January , whilst Jats , Australians and Norfolks were being scuppered elsewhere , Percival decided merely to transfer the main body of the Loyals from Westforce's ...
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... Westforce to send a brigade ( the 27th Brigade ) to defend Yong Peng . Elsewhere on 20 January an effort was made by ... Westforce at Bennett's request , cancelling the transfer of the brigade out of Westforce made three days previously ...
... Westforce to send a brigade ( the 27th Brigade ) to defend Yong Peng . Elsewhere on 20 January an effort was made by ... Westforce at Bennett's request , cancelling the transfer of the brigade out of Westforce made three days previously ...
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... Westforce Operation Instruction No. 4. There was never any doubt in the mind of Lieutenant - Colonel J. H. Thyer , Bennett's GSO 1 , as to where the 9th Division's defence line should be the following night of 27/28 January . From ...
... Westforce Operation Instruction No. 4. There was never any doubt in the mind of Lieutenant - Colonel J. H. Thyer , Bennett's GSO 1 , as to where the 9th Division's defence line should be the following night of 27/28 January . From ...
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The Rise of the Japanese Empire | 11 |
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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