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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... Army's XIV Army was to invade the Philippines , XV Army was to take Thailand and Burma , XXV Army was to seize Malaya , and XVI Army was to overrun the Dutch East Indies . The conquest of South - East Asia was to be accomplished at ...
... Army's XIV Army was to invade the Philippines , XV Army was to take Thailand and Burma , XXV Army was to seize Malaya , and XVI Army was to overrun the Dutch East Indies . The conquest of South - East Asia was to be accomplished at ...
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Britain's Greatest Defeat Alan Warren. army discipline caused ordinary soldiers to vent their frustrations on civilians and prisoners that fell into their hands . The general appointed to command the vital XXV Army was Lieutenant ...
Britain's Greatest Defeat Alan Warren. army discipline caused ordinary soldiers to vent their frustrations on civilians and prisoners that fell into their hands . The general appointed to command the vital XXV Army was Lieutenant ...
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... XXV Army , as had so often been the case during the campaign , was numerically weaker than the British force it was preparing to attack . The Japanese , however , were not fully aware of that fact . According to Lieutenant - Colonel ...
... XXV Army , as had so often been the case during the campaign , was numerically weaker than the British force it was preparing to attack . The Japanese , however , were not fully aware of that fact . According to Lieutenant - Colonel ...
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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