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 183
... coast and Batu Pahat on the west coast . On 24 January Brigadier Taylor's Eastforce held Mersing , Westforce's 9th Indian Division and the 27th Australian Brigade were at Kluang and Ayer Hitam respectively , and the 11th Division was ...
... coast and Batu Pahat on the west coast . On 24 January Brigadier Taylor's Eastforce held Mersing , Westforce's 9th Indian Division and the 27th Australian Brigade were at Kluang and Ayer Hitam respectively , and the 11th Division was ...
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... coast of Singapore ] ...... .. in all pre - war planning , a landing at Mersing followed by an advance to Kota Tinggi and thence down the river to Changi had always been thought possible.22 Percival's judgement that Singapore was faced ...
... coast of Singapore ] ...... .. in all pre - war planning , a landing at Mersing followed by an advance to Kota Tinggi and thence down the river to Changi had always been thought possible.22 Percival's judgement that Singapore was faced ...
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... coast of the island . Therefore the obvious thing to do was to attack the north - west coast , whilst a diversion was organized opposite Singapore's north - east coast to attract the attention of British commanders . Though Singapore ...
... coast of the island . Therefore the obvious thing to do was to attack the north - west coast , whilst a diversion was organized opposite Singapore's north - east coast to attract the attention of British commanders . Though Singapore ...
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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