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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... Island and holding land attack in Johore or further north , and little or nothing was done to construct defences on north side of island to prevent crossing of Johore Strait . On 19 January Wavell hammered home his point to London . I ...
... Island and holding land attack in Johore or further north , and little or nothing was done to construct defences on north side of island to prevent crossing of Johore Strait . On 19 January Wavell hammered home his point to London . I ...
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... Island was only a maximum of thirteen miles from north to south , and twenty - seven miles from east to west ; 220 ... island . The main road ran to the Causeway through Bukit Timah village . Much of the island was flat and covered by ...
... Island was only a maximum of thirteen miles from north to south , and twenty - seven miles from east to west ; 220 ... island . The main road ran to the Causeway through Bukit Timah village . Much of the island was flat and covered by ...
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... island of Kyushu in November 1945 , preparatory to the invasion of the main Japanese island of Honshu in March 1946 to seize the Tokyo plain . If the diehard faction of the Japanese gov- ernment had had their way , the war might not ...
... island of Kyushu in November 1945 , preparatory to the invasion of the main Japanese island of Honshu in March 1946 to seize the Tokyo plain . If the diehard faction of the Japanese gov- ernment had had their way , the war might not ...
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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