Singapore, 1942: Britain's Greatest DefeatThe surrender of Singapore on February 15, 1942, was the greatest and most humiliating defeat in British history and the high-point of Japanese expansion in Southeast Asia. It graphically exposed the military weakness of the British Empire and its inability to defend its Far Eastern colonies. Based on original records, "Singapore, 1942" 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 World War II. |
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... Imperial Guards east of Johore Bharu continued to fire towards Changi as part of their successful diversion . The guns were scattered about in groups of one or two to give the impression that each gun position might be a battery ...
... Imperial Guards east of Johore Bharu continued to fire towards Changi as part of their successful diversion . The guns were scattered about in groups of one or two to give the impression that each gun position might be a battery ...
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... Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo decided to capture Port Moresby and the Solomon Islands , after which the naval staff wanted to take Fiji , Samoa and New Caledonia to isolate Australia from the United States.41 In contrast ...
... Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo decided to capture Port Moresby and the Solomon Islands , after which the naval staff wanted to take Fiji , Samoa and New Caledonia to isolate Australia from the United States.41 In contrast ...
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... 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 ; Imperial Guards Division , 900 killed and ...
... 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 ; Imperial Guards Division , 900 killed and ...
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British Malaya | 1 |
The Rise of the Japanese Empire | 11 |
The Defence of Malaya | 23 |
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11th Indian Division 15th Brigade 18th Division 2/18th Battalion 2/19th 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