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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... artillery officer visited brigade headquarters , and was told by Duke's brigade - major that no further artillery support was needed . The 350th Battery would be sufficient . The next morning , 22 January , once it was light enough to ...
... artillery officer visited brigade headquarters , and was told by Duke's brigade - major that no further artillery support was needed . The 350th Battery would be sufficient . The next morning , 22 January , once it was light enough to ...
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... artillery to open fire when they realised what had happened . Captain J. L. Edgley's D Company advanced down onto the road after the barrage had passed , but the only Japanese they found was a small party working on a nearby wooden ...
... artillery to open fire when they realised what had happened . Captain J. L. Edgley's D Company advanced down onto the road after the barrage had passed , but the only Japanese they found was a small party working on a nearby wooden ...
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... artillery regiments present . British artillery in Northern Area indulged in counter - battery work with enthusiasm , and Lieutenant - Colonel Tsuji , who was visiting the Imperial Guards , noted that by noon incoming British shelling ...
... artillery regiments present . British artillery in Northern Area indulged in counter - battery work with enthusiasm , and Lieutenant - Colonel Tsuji , who was visiting the Imperial Guards , noted that by noon incoming British shelling ...
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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