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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... hand . He stopped , com- pletely shocked , looked at his bloody hand in astonishment and said , " God " , in an incredulous tone . As he spoke , a burst of fire ripped into his back . ' The column broke up in the growing darkness . The ...
... hand . He stopped , com- pletely shocked , looked at his bloody hand in astonishment and said , " God " , in an incredulous tone . As he spoke , a burst of fire ripped into his back . ' The column broke up in the growing darkness . The ...
Page 184
... hand to hand fighting . Due to the decisions made by Percival and his senior 184 SINGAPORE 1942.
... hand to hand fighting . Due to the decisions made by Percival and his senior 184 SINGAPORE 1942.
Page 198
... hand- to - hand fighting in places and the Japanese retreated . The Australian advance pulled up sharply when canisters emitting stinging yellow smoke exploded amongst them . The smoke was not poison gas , as first feared , but the ...
... hand- to - hand fighting in places and the Japanese retreated . The Australian advance pulled up sharply when canisters emitting stinging yellow smoke exploded amongst them . The smoke was not poison gas , as first feared , but 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