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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... night of 8/9 January a Japanese force crossed the river and fell upon the 1 / 14th Punjabis from the rear . Amid the half light of dawn , in a gloomy rubber estate , the battalion's headquarters was rushed , and its commanding officer ...
... night of 8/9 January a Japanese force crossed the river and fell upon the 1 / 14th Punjabis from the rear . Amid the half light of dawn , in a gloomy rubber estate , the battalion's headquarters was rushed , and its commanding officer ...
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... night 29/30 January Line actually held till night 28/29 January 27 Line held by Westforce morning 27 January when operation instruction no . 4 issued S. Sayong Halt Mile 428 Rengam Mile 40 27 Mile 36 Line to be held for 24 hours till ...
... night 29/30 January Line actually held till night 28/29 January 27 Line held by Westforce morning 27 January when operation instruction no . 4 issued S. Sayong Halt Mile 428 Rengam Mile 40 27 Mile 36 Line to be held for 24 hours till ...
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... night.12 Some of the ships leaving Singapore carried large numbers of passengers . The Mata Hari had 483 men , women and children aboard , and was fired on when it passed a broken down launch full of military personnel . The fate of ...
... night.12 Some of the ships leaving Singapore carried large numbers of passengers . The Mata Hari had 483 men , women and children aboard , and was fired on when it passed a broken down launch full of military personnel . The fate of ...
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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