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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... Yamashita later spent three years in Vienna as military attaché . Yamashita's rise in the army was steady and by 1936 he was Chief of Military Affairs at Imperial Headquarters . During the Young Officers Revolt that year Yamashita ...
... Yamashita later spent three years in Vienna as military attaché . Yamashita's rise in the army was steady and by 1936 he was Chief of Military Affairs at Imperial Headquarters . During the Young Officers Revolt that year Yamashita ...
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... Yamashita had not played a prominent part in the war following his capture of Singapore . General Tojo had seen Yamashita as a potential rival and possible candidate for the vacant war minister's position . During 1942 , Yamashita had ...
... Yamashita had not played a prominent part in the war following his capture of Singapore . General Tojo had seen Yamashita as a potential rival and possible candidate for the vacant war minister's position . During 1942 , Yamashita had ...
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... Yamashita's main force held mountain passes leading into the region from February to May 1945. There was much heavy fighting . Yamashita's army was subsequently surrounded and from June to August the pocket was driven into the harshest ...
... Yamashita's main force held mountain passes leading into the region from February to May 1945. There was much heavy fighting . Yamashita's army was subsequently surrounded and from June to August the pocket was driven into the harshest ...
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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