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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... posts to the rear covered the gaps between the first line of posts . Further south , in the Baluchis ' sector , the defences were less developed , and one ten mile stretch was guarded only by dummy emplacements . There were few mangrove ...
... posts to the rear covered the gaps between the first line of posts . Further south , in the Baluchis ' sector , the defences were less developed , and one ten mile stretch was guarded only by dummy emplacements . There were few mangrove ...
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... post of the 21st Mountain Battery , at the northern end of the brigade's beach defences , reported that the Japanese were ... posts on the beach reported that they were being heavily sniped at from the flanks . At Kuantan's artillery ...
... post of the 21st Mountain Battery , at the northern end of the brigade's beach defences , reported that the Japanese were ... posts on the beach reported that they were being heavily sniped at from the flanks . At Kuantan's artillery ...
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... posts in the diplomatic service and politics . Those Indian officers who had remained loyal in captivity carried on with their careers after the war , and several became senior generals prior to retirement . The Japanese had passed ...
... posts in the diplomatic service and politics . Those Indian officers who had remained loyal in captivity carried on with their careers after the war , and several became senior generals prior to retirement . The Japanese had passed ...
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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