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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... Indian population , and had very strong ties to the Punjab province . Carefully targeted recruiting in districts with strong associations with the British - Indian government made up for the fact that both crown and nation were hazy ...
... Indian population , and had very strong ties to the Punjab province . Carefully targeted recruiting in districts with strong associations with the British - Indian government made up for the fact that both crown and nation were hazy ...
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... Indian unit's officers . VCOs were Indians promoted from the ranks , usually after at least ten years ' service . These men were junior to all officers with King's or Indian commissions , but wore the same rank insignia as lieutenants ...
... Indian unit's officers . VCOs were Indians promoted from the ranks , usually after at least ten years ' service . These men were junior to all officers with King's or Indian commissions , but wore the same rank insignia as lieutenants ...
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... Indian POWs who did not join the INA , or left in the early months of its existence , thousands were sent abroad to labour for the Japanese across the Pacific theatre . Many of these Indian POWs had died by the time the war ended ...
... Indian POWs who did not join the INA , or left in the early months of its existence , thousands were sent abroad to labour for the Japanese across the Pacific theatre . Many of these Indian POWs had died by the time the war ended ...
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British Malaya | 1 |
The Rise of the Japanese Empire | 11 |
The Defence of Malaya | 23 |
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