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 169
... afternoon . In conse- quence the transport personnel under attack to the rear of Bakri had to be left to fend for themselves , and they dispersed into the jungle late in the afternoon after an engagement lasting some hours . Earlier in ...
... afternoon . In conse- quence the transport personnel under attack to the rear of Bakri had to be left to fend for themselves , and they dispersed into the jungle late in the afternoon after an engagement lasting some hours . Earlier in ...
Page 184
... afternoon of 25 January General Percival , with Generals Heath , Bennett and Key present , finally agreed that the 15th Brigade should pull back to the Sengarrang area , and that in consequence the other forces on the mainland should ...
... afternoon of 25 January General Percival , with Generals Heath , Bennett and Key present , finally agreed that the 15th Brigade should pull back to the Sengarrang area , and that in consequence the other forces on the mainland should ...
Page 248
... afternoon the 2 / 30th Batta- lion's Major Ramsay took his unit eastwards across the reservoir catchment area . Lieutenant - Colonel Oakes of the 2 / 26th Battalion was also out of touch with Maxwell . Oakes was aware that the Japanese ...
... afternoon the 2 / 30th Batta- lion's Major Ramsay took his unit eastwards across the reservoir catchment area . Lieutenant - Colonel Oakes of the 2 / 26th Battalion was also out of touch with Maxwell . Oakes was aware that the Japanese ...
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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