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 92
... move to Alor Star aerodrome once the situation in the 15th Brigade's area had been stabilized . In Murray - Lyon's absence Carpendale's optimism had begun to wane . He ordered the Leicesters to pivot backwards so that their right flank ...
... move to Alor Star aerodrome once the situation in the 15th Brigade's area had been stabilized . In Murray - Lyon's absence Carpendale's optimism had begun to wane . He ordered the Leicesters to pivot backwards so that their right flank ...
Page 122
... move was for General Yamashita to make and it was not long in coming . On 31 December a convoy of small boats was spotted moving down the coast , presumably with the intention of making a landing some- where near the mouth of the Perak ...
... move was for General Yamashita to make and it was not long in coming . On 31 December a convoy of small boats was spotted moving down the coast , presumably with the intention of making a landing some- where near the mouth of the Perak ...
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... moved towards the road . According to O'Brien : The night was pitch black . We ' B Company ' moved forward by each man ... move forward to join B Company for a counter - attack , but this plan was abandoned at 9.30 a.m. Brigadier Taylor ...
... moved towards the road . According to O'Brien : The night was pitch black . We ' B Company ' moved forward by each man ... move forward to join B Company for a counter - attack , but this plan was abandoned at 9.30 a.m. Brigadier Taylor ...
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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