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 142
... railway to Tanjong Malim . The 2 / 2nd and 2 / 9th Gurkha Rifles were still in position near the Trunk Road and relatively intact . Japanese lorried infantry and armoured vehicles gathered opposite them during the early afternoon . From ...
... railway to Tanjong Malim . The 2 / 2nd and 2 / 9th Gurkha Rifles were still in position near the Trunk Road and relatively intact . Japanese lorried infantry and armoured vehicles gathered opposite them during the early afternoon . From ...
Page 195
... railway telephone to tell the 22nd Brigade's headquarters that his formation was moving south of Layang Layang . Lay said that he would call again . But the telephone line was severed when a demolition on a railway bridge over a stream ...
... railway telephone to tell the 22nd Brigade's headquarters that his formation was moving south of Layang Layang . Lay said that he would call again . But the telephone line was severed when a demolition on a railway bridge over a stream ...
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... railway the Sikhs avoided walking into an ambush , but it took an hour and a half of bitter fighting to prise the Japanese out of their immediate path . The Sikhs lost ten killed and another thirty - five wounded in the engagement . The ...
... railway the Sikhs avoided walking into an ambush , but it took an hour and a half of bitter fighting to prise the Japanese out of their immediate path . The Sikhs lost ten killed and another thirty - five wounded in the engagement . The ...
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The Rise of the Japanese Empire | 11 |
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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