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 124
... lost position in the opening rush , and the company regrouped and pushed on again under Graham to drive the last Japanese off Thompson's ridge . The assault had been expensive , and there were only thirty unwounded men in the company ...
... lost position in the opening rush , and the company regrouped and pushed on again under Graham to drive the last Japanese off Thompson's ridge . The assault had been expensive , and there were only thirty unwounded men in the company ...
Page 302
... lost on land in Malaya by Percival's force is another mystery . As Kirby initially claimed that 138,000 officers and men were lost in Malaya , and 130,000 taken prisoner , various authors have assumed that around 8000 British Empire ...
... lost on land in Malaya by Percival's force is another mystery . As Kirby initially claimed that 138,000 officers and men were lost in Malaya , and 130,000 taken prisoner , various authors have assumed that around 8000 British Empire ...
Page 326
... lost sixty - four officers and men killed and sixty - two wounded . The 2 / 29th Battalion ( less a company and a platoon ) lost between 17–24 January nine officers and 113 other ranks killed , presumed dead , and died of wounds ...
... lost sixty - four officers and men killed and sixty - two wounded . The 2 / 29th Battalion ( less a company and a platoon ) lost between 17–24 January nine officers and 113 other ranks killed , presumed dead , and died of wounds ...
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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