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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Page 64
With the aerodromes abandoned there was no good reason for the isolated
brigade to remain at Kota Bharu . ... As the retirement was getting under way , the
petrol dump at Kota Bharu aerodrome was set alight by British artillery fire to
prevent ...
With the aerodromes abandoned there was no good reason for the isolated
brigade to remain at Kota Bharu . ... As the retirement was getting under way , the
petrol dump at Kota Bharu aerodrome was set alight by British artillery fire to
prevent ...
Page 69
As Kuantan aerodrome was under heavy attack , Air Headquarters Singapore
decided to withdraw all aircraft at Kuantan to Singapore . The Blenheims of No .
60 Squadron had already been transferred back to Singapore earlier that
morning .
As Kuantan aerodrome was under heavy attack , Air Headquarters Singapore
decided to withdraw all aircraft at Kuantan to Singapore . The Blenheims of No .
60 Squadron had already been transferred back to Singapore earlier that
morning .
Page 126
Kuantan aerodrome was nine miles inland , south of Kuantan River . The 5 / 11th
Sikhs still held the south bank of the river , while the other two battalions were
concentrated near the aerodrome . The river was easily fordable upstream ...
Kuantan aerodrome was nine miles inland , south of Kuantan River . The 5 / 11th
Sikhs still held the south bank of the river , while the other two battalions were
concentrated near the aerodrome . The river was easily fordable upstream ...
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| Title | Singapore, 1942: Britain's Greatest Defeat |
| Author | Alan Warren |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Hambledon and London, 2002 |
| ISBN | 185285328X, 9781852853280 |
| Length | 370 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Military / World War II |
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