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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... world of the army . Training , discipline , group pride , tradition , careerism and known leaders made up the glue that held Indian units together . During the world wars traditional recruiting areas , and similar ethnic groups in ...
... world of the army . Training , discipline , group pride , tradition , careerism and known leaders made up the glue that held Indian units together . During the world wars traditional recruiting areas , and similar ethnic groups in ...
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... World War in Asia and the Pacific , p . 90 . 15. Harries , Soldiers of the Sun , pp . 226–27 . Notes to Chapter 3 : The Defence of Malaya 1. Ong Chit Chung , Operation Matador : Britain's War Plans Against the Japanese , 1918-1941 , pp ...
... World War in Asia and the Pacific , p . 90 . 15. Harries , Soldiers of the Sun , pp . 226–27 . Notes to Chapter 3 : The Defence of Malaya 1. Ong Chit Chung , Operation Matador : Britain's War Plans Against the Japanese , 1918-1941 , pp ...
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... World War , 6 vols ( London , 1948–54 ) . Clisby , M. , Guilty or Innocent ? The Gordon Bennett Case ( Sydney , 1992 ) . Corr , G. H. , The War of the Springing Tiger ( London , 1975 ) . Danaraj , T. J. , Japanese Invasion of Malaya and ...
... World War , 6 vols ( London , 1948–54 ) . Clisby , M. , Guilty or Innocent ? The Gordon Bennett Case ( Sydney , 1992 ) . Corr , G. H. , The War of the Springing Tiger ( London , 1975 ) . Danaraj , T. J. , Japanese Invasion of Malaya and ...
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