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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... tanks and the reconnaissance regiment's two dozen light tanks and armoured cars . As the Punjabis approached their designated position , two miles north of Asun , all was quiet but for the sound of rain . About 4.30 p.m. the downpour ...
... tanks and the reconnaissance regiment's two dozen light tanks and armoured cars . As the Punjabis approached their designated position , two miles north of Asun , all was quiet but for the sound of rain . About 4.30 p.m. the downpour ...
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... tank gunners peering through their fire slits could see little in the darkness , and they were further blinded by the flashes of explosions and weapon discharges . The tanks blazed away at random and the Hyderabads ' single anti - tank ...
... tank gunners peering through their fire slits could see little in the darkness , and they were further blinded by the flashes of explosions and weapon discharges . The tanks blazed away at random and the Hyderabads ' single anti - tank ...
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... tanks reached the Slim River's road bridge , and a nearby troop of four guns of the 16th Light Anti - Aircraft Battery Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery and some sappers . Two of the guns depressed their barrels to fire at the tanks ...
... tanks reached the Slim River's road bridge , and a nearby troop of four guns of the 16th Light Anti - Aircraft Battery Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery and some sappers . Two of the guns depressed their barrels to fire at the tanks ...
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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