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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... remained in China and Manchuria . In fact , in December 1941 the Japanese army numbered roughly two and a quarter million men . Of these only 400,000 were made available for the drive to the south . The capture of Singapore was Southern ...
... remained in China and Manchuria . In fact , in December 1941 the Japanese army numbered roughly two and a quarter million men . Of these only 400,000 were made available for the drive to the south . The capture of Singapore was Southern ...
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... remained in which to complete arrangements , General Key's proposed 2 p.m. starting time soon passed and a new zero hour was fixed . But by late afternoon the artillery had not registered the range of the hills flanking the defile , and ...
... remained in which to complete arrangements , General Key's proposed 2 p.m. starting time soon passed and a new zero hour was fixed . But by late afternoon the artillery had not registered the range of the hills flanking the defile , and ...
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... remained missing.30 On the morning of 9 February , General Bennett did not come forward from Western Area headquarters to see for himself what had happened to the 22nd Brigade . Instead at 9.30 a.m. Bennett had sent Taylor an order to ...
... remained missing.30 On the morning of 9 February , General Bennett did not come forward from Western Area headquarters to see for himself what had happened to the 22nd Brigade . Instead at 9.30 a.m. Bennett had sent Taylor an order to ...
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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