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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... front . Tester rang brigade headquarters to pass on this information , but he was told that the attack had to go ahead . About 10 a.m. the remaining Punjabis finally set out on their attack . The pillbox observation post was retaken ...
... front . Tester rang brigade headquarters to pass on this information , but he was told that the attack had to go ahead . About 10 a.m. the remaining Punjabis finally set out on their attack . The pillbox observation post was retaken ...
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... front of two miles in the left half of the Gurun gap . The 28th Brigade , under Carpendale's command again , was placed amid rubber to the right of the 6th Brigade on a front of less than three miles . The shattered 15th Brigade was in ...
... front of two miles in the left half of the Gurun gap . The 28th Brigade , under Carpendale's command again , was placed amid rubber to the right of the 6th Brigade on a front of less than three miles . The shattered 15th Brigade was in ...
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... front , despite the fact that the Johore Strait opposite the north - west coast was significantly narrower than elsewhere . The brigade had to occupy an eight mile front with three battalions , whereas , in the right half of Northern ...
... front , despite the fact that the Johore Strait opposite the north - west coast was significantly narrower than elsewhere . The brigade had to occupy an eight mile front with three battalions , whereas , in the right half of Northern ...
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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