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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... half the troops involved in the western expedition to raise the Boxer siege were Japanese . In 1902 Britain formed an alliance with Japan to establish jointly a commanding presence in the western Pacific aimed principally at Russia ...
... half the troops involved in the western expedition to raise the Boxer siege were Japanese . In 1902 Britain formed an alliance with Japan to establish jointly a commanding presence in the western Pacific aimed principally at Russia ...
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... half the 5th Light Infantry had run amuck at Singapore in 1915. ( Almost a hundred mutineers were killed or executed in the course of crushing the mutiny . ) The senior half of an Indian battalion's officers were holders of a King's ...
... half the 5th Light Infantry had run amuck at Singapore in 1915. ( Almost a hundred mutineers were killed or executed in the course of crushing the mutiny . ) The senior half of an Indian battalion's officers were holders of a King's ...
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... half of Northern Area , an eight mile front between Changi and the mouth of the Sungei Seletar was held with six battalions . No less than twelve battalions of four brigades from Northern and Western Areas either held or were in close ...
... half of Northern Area , an eight mile front between Changi and the mouth of the Sungei Seletar was held with six battalions . No less than twelve battalions of four brigades from Northern and Western Areas either held or were in close ...
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