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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... early in 1941 to command the 8th and 22nd Brigades . The 9th Division's commander was Major - General Arthur Barstow , a graduate of both the Staff and Imperial Defence Colleges . - In February 1941 the first Australian troops arrived ...
... early in 1941 to command the 8th and 22nd Brigades . The 9th Division's commander was Major - General Arthur Barstow , a graduate of both the Staff and Imperial Defence Colleges . - In February 1941 the first Australian troops arrived ...
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... early January they had consented to the transfer of the 6th and 7th Australian Divisions from the Middle East to the Far East . Elsewhere in the Far East , in the early hours of 26 December , the last British troops at Hong Kong ...
... early January they had consented to the transfer of the 6th and 7th Australian Divisions from the Middle East to the Far East . Elsewhere in the Far East , in the early hours of 26 December , the last British troops at Hong Kong ...
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... Early in September 1942 , an Indian firing squad executed two British and two Australian soldiers who had attempted to escape . Among the squad's members was a captain of the Kapathala State Force.21 As 1942 drew to a close , relations ...
... Early in September 1942 , an Indian firing squad executed two British and two Australian soldiers who had attempted to escape . Among the squad's members was a captain of the Kapathala State Force.21 As 1942 drew to a close , relations ...
Contents
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