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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... position at Kampar . On 26 December the 3 / 16th Punjabis ' Lieutenant - Colonel Moorhead had taken over command of the brigade after Brigadier Garrett was ordered to the rear and sent on sick leave . The British Battalion held the ...
... position at Kampar . On 26 December the 3 / 16th Punjabis ' Lieutenant - Colonel Moorhead had taken over command of the brigade after Brigadier Garrett was ordered to the rear and sent on sick leave . The British Battalion held the ...
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... position , Deakin told him that he was ' well on the way to getting shot for spreading undue alarm and despondency'.7 In private , however , Deakin advised Stewart to withdraw the brigade to a more secure position when he saw him during ...
... position , Deakin told him that he was ' well on the way to getting shot for spreading undue alarm and despondency'.7 In private , however , Deakin advised Stewart to withdraw the brigade to a more secure position when he saw him during ...
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... position to dispatch timely information to units further south . As the eight guns of the 350th Field Battery were no longer in position , there was nothing to stop the tank column making further progress after it crossed the bridge at ...
... position to dispatch timely information to units further south . As the eight guns of the 350th Field Battery were no longer in position , there was nothing to stop the tank column making further progress after it crossed the bridge at ...
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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