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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... bombing or dive bombers . He believed that well - handled ships and anti - aircraft fire could deal with those threats . He was more concerned by the prospect of attack by torpedo bombers . But , as the Captain of the Fleet , Captain ...
... bombing or dive bombers . He believed that well - handled ships and anti - aircraft fire could deal with those threats . He was more concerned by the prospect of attack by torpedo bombers . But , as the Captain of the Fleet , Captain ...
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... bombers . But this calculation was based on the relatively short range of antiquated British torpedo - bombers.21 The tug and barges proved to be civilian , and the search of them wasted an hour and a half . As the search neared ...
... bombers . But this calculation was based on the relatively short range of antiquated British torpedo - bombers.21 The tug and barges proved to be civilian , and the search of them wasted an hour and a half . As the search neared ...
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... bombers . When bomber formations were intercepted there were too few RAF fighters to both ward off the bombers ' escort and attack the bombers . On a daily basis the RAF at Singapore had only two to three dozen fighters available ...
... bombers . When bomber formations were intercepted there were too few RAF fighters to both ward off the bombers ' escort and attack the bombers . On a daily basis the RAF at Singapore had only two to three dozen fighters available ...
Contents
British Malaya | 1 |
The Rise of the Japanese Empire | 11 |
The Defence of Malaya | 23 |
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