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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 60
Page 80
... advance into Thailand . In the meantime small advance guards were sent forward to delay the Japanese . An armoured train steamed up the railway through Perlis state into Thailand , almost halfway to Singora . Sappers blew an important ...
... advance into Thailand . In the meantime small advance guards were sent forward to delay the Japanese . An armoured train steamed up the railway through Perlis state into Thailand , almost halfway to Singora . Sappers blew an important ...
Page 247
... advance directly up the road towards Bukit Timah , with the 4th Norfolks and 1 / 5th Sherwood Foresters moving in support north and south of the road . The Tomforce battalions made slow progress through patches of scrub , plantation and ...
... advance directly up the road towards Bukit Timah , with the 4th Norfolks and 1 / 5th Sherwood Foresters moving in support north and south of the road . The Tomforce battalions made slow progress through patches of scrub , plantation and ...
Page 297
... advance southwards to capture Singapore . The beaches between Port Swettenham and Port Dickson were chosen as the initial objective . A direct attack on Singapore would have been a very risky operation . The thick minefields in the ...
... advance southwards to capture Singapore . The beaches between Port Swettenham and Port Dickson were chosen as the initial objective . A direct attack on Singapore would have been a very risky operation . The thick minefields in the ...
Contents
The Rise of the Japanese Empire | 11 |
3 | 23 |
Preparations for | 39 |
Copyright | |
13 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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