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 65
... ground by Japanese bombers , after returning from an early morning mission to Kota Bharu . Four Blenheims were destroyed by falling bombs , another five were damaged , and the station's buildings and fuel dump were set ablaze . The ...
... ground by Japanese bombers , after returning from an early morning mission to Kota Bharu . Four Blenheims were destroyed by falling bombs , another five were damaged , and the station's buildings and fuel dump were set ablaze . The ...
Page 116
... ground . Japanese aviators did not escape unscathed , though not nearly as many Japanese aircraft were shot down as claimed by the Buffaloes ' pilots . By evening only three Buffaloes were still fit for service . For ground observers ...
... ground . Japanese aviators did not escape unscathed , though not nearly as many Japanese aircraft were shot down as claimed by the Buffaloes ' pilots . By evening only three Buffaloes were still fit for service . For ground observers ...
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... ground at the foot of the defile , and began to pull out according to plan at midday . From the hills above the Japanese enthusiastically fired mortar bombs at the Punjabis , and circling aircraft made a couple of bombing runs . The ...
... ground at the foot of the defile , and began to pull out according to plan at midday . From the hills above the Japanese enthusiastically fired mortar bombs at the Punjabis , and circling aircraft made a couple of bombing runs . The ...
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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