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 91
... sent the 41st Regiment to reinforce Saeki Detachment east of the Trunk Road . The 11th Regiment was instructed to deploy west of the road when it arrived , and both regiments were ordered to prepare to attack that night . The 41st ...
... sent the 41st Regiment to reinforce Saeki Detachment east of the Trunk Road . The 11th Regiment was instructed to deploy west of the road when it arrived , and both regiments were ordered to prepare to attack that night . The 41st ...
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... sent a company of the 12th Indian Brigade's 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and some armoured cars to Grik as a first step towards blocking that route . Brigadier A. C. M. Paris's 12th Brigade had come forward from reserve south ...
... sent a company of the 12th Indian Brigade's 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and some armoured cars to Grik as a first step towards blocking that route . Brigadier A. C. M. Paris's 12th Brigade had come forward from reserve south ...
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... sent forward had been promptly sent to the rear again . There was a bend in the Trunk Road in a cutting two hundred yards ahead of the anti - tank guns . A road - block made of concrete pylons was between the guns and the cutting . The ...
... sent forward had been promptly sent to the rear again . There was a bend in the Trunk Road in a cutting two hundred yards ahead of the anti - tank guns . A road - block made of concrete pylons was between the guns and the cutting . 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