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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... wounds , and 1232 wounded . 406 of the missing are thus assumed to be prisoners or escaped , some of whom would be additional wounded . ( This is of course merely an informed estimate . ) 8th Australian Division The final casualty ...
... wounds , and 1232 wounded . 406 of the missing are thus assumed to be prisoners or escaped , some of whom would be additional wounded . ( This is of course merely an informed estimate . ) 8th Australian Division The final casualty ...
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... wounded . 2 / 12th Frontier Force Regiment : 362 killed or died as POWs , 61 wounded . Of fifteen VCOs who died , two were killed in action and thirteen died as POWs . The casualty experience of IORS was probably similar . 1 / 13th ...
... wounded . 2 / 12th Frontier Force Regiment : 362 killed or died as POWs , 61 wounded . Of fifteen VCOs who died , two were killed in action and thirteen died as POWs . The casualty experience of IORS was probably similar . 1 / 13th ...
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... wounded ; 18th Division , 3646 killed and wounded ; Imperial Guards Division , 1579 killed and wounded . ) Malayan mainland : 1793 killed and 2772 wounded . ( 5th Division , 695 killed and 1292 wounded ; Takumi Force , 1,000 killed and ...
... wounded ; 18th Division , 3646 killed and wounded ; Imperial Guards Division , 1579 killed and wounded . ) Malayan mainland : 1793 killed and 2772 wounded . ( 5th Division , 695 killed and 1292 wounded ; Takumi Force , 1,000 killed and ...
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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