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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... Punjabis ' headquarters wounded Brigadier Garrett in the neck . By early afternoon Japanese troops had captured the damaged bridge . The 1 / 14th Punjabis were ordered to disengage and withdrew towards the 2 / 1st Gurkhas at Asun ...
... Punjabis ' headquarters wounded Brigadier Garrett in the neck . By early afternoon Japanese troops had captured the damaged bridge . The 1 / 14th Punjabis were ordered to disengage and withdrew towards the 2 / 1st Gurkhas at Asun ...
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Britain's Greatest Defeat Alan Warren. The fresh 1 / 8th Punjabi companies were sent forward to counter - attack Japanese troops holding the wedge of ground between the Leicesters and Jats . Murray - Lyon saw the Punjabis filing forward ...
Britain's Greatest Defeat Alan Warren. The fresh 1 / 8th Punjabi companies were sent forward to counter - attack Japanese troops holding the wedge of ground between the Leicesters and Jats . Murray - Lyon saw the Punjabis filing forward ...
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... Punjabis ' area , and firing could be heard up the road . It was clear that something had gone amiss further forward . The onward rush of the Japanese armoured column , a column that contained the better part of thirty light and medium ...
... Punjabis ' area , and firing could be heard up the road . It was clear that something had gone amiss further forward . The onward rush of the Japanese armoured column , a column that contained the better part of thirty light and medium ...
Contents
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