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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... convoy left Saigon the next day . The two forces were scheduled to join up on the morning of 7 December in the Gulf of Siam . Vice - Admiral Kondo Nobutake's Southern Force was in charge of all naval forces in South - East Asia ...
... convoy left Saigon the next day . The two forces were scheduled to join up on the morning of 7 December in the Gulf of Siam . Vice - Admiral Kondo Nobutake's Southern Force was in charge of all naval forces in South - East Asia ...
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... convoy at less than a thousand feet . There was no doubt as to what the aircrew was seeing . Ramshaw flew into the clouds when the convoy launched a seaplane , and his radio operator signalled their findings back to base.36 At Singapore ...
... convoy at less than a thousand feet . There was no doubt as to what the aircrew was seeing . Ramshaw flew into the clouds when the convoy launched a seaplane , and his radio operator signalled their findings back to base.36 At Singapore ...
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... convoy to Endau . The convoy carried air force personnel and stores to help bring the aerodromes of Kahang and Kluang rapidly into operation . At 7.45 a.m. on 26 January the crew of a Hudson bomber flying out to sea on reconnaissance ...
... convoy to Endau . The convoy carried air force personnel and stores to help bring the aerodromes of Kahang and Kluang rapidly into operation . At 7.45 a.m. on 26 January the crew of a Hudson bomber flying out to sea on reconnaissance ...
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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