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 103
... held , particularly in the vital Trunk Road sector . After the debacle at Jitra the division at Gurun was seriously ... held a position on the right flank astride the railway , in front of Chempedak station . The mile gap between the ...
... held , particularly in the vital Trunk Road sector . After the debacle at Jitra the division at Gurun was seriously ... held a position on the right flank astride the railway , in front of Chempedak station . The mile gap between the ...
Page 123
... held the first ridge . The several hundred yard long ridge was covered with long grass , scrub and rubber . The ridge overlooked a small stream in a steep valley leading towards a spur held by the Japanese . Five hundred yards behind ...
... held the first ridge . The several hundred yard long ridge was covered with long grass , scrub and rubber . The ridge overlooked a small stream in a steep valley leading towards a spur held by the Japanese . Five hundred yards behind ...
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... held till noon 30 January Mile 452 Kulai Mile 456 However , to the rear at 27th Brigade headquarters ,. Line held pm 27 January Mile 44 Mile 48 Line to be held 48 hours till night 29/30 January Line actually held till night 28/29 January ...
... held till noon 30 January Mile 452 Kulai Mile 456 However , to the rear at 27th Brigade headquarters ,. Line held pm 27 January Mile 44 Mile 48 Line to be held 48 hours till night 29/30 January Line actually held till night 28/29 January ...
Contents
The Rise of the Japanese Empire | 11 |
3 | 23 |
Preparations for | 39 |
Copyright | |
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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