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 93
... bridge , the division's principal line of retreat . The Leicesters ' war diarist recorded : The scene at the Bata Bridge and for two hundred yards south of it from 5 p.m. onwards , was one of indescribable confusion . Indians and ...
... bridge , the division's principal line of retreat . The Leicesters ' war diarist recorded : The scene at the Bata Bridge and for two hundred yards south of it from 5 p.m. onwards , was one of indescribable confusion . Indians and ...
Page 100
... bridge was blown the demolitions on the rail bridge to the east were also set off . The charges failed to do their task and the bridge was left sagging , the rails broken , but still standing . An armoured train had been cut off north ...
... bridge was blown the demolitions on the rail bridge to the east were also set off . The charges failed to do their task and the bridge was left sagging , the rails broken , but still standing . An armoured train had been cut off north ...
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... bridge during the after- noon , and were subjected to harassing gun fire . The 155th Field Regiment had lost three ... bridge over Slim River . By this stage the Japanese had begun working into the gaps between the Gurkha companies and ...
... bridge during the after- noon , and were subjected to harassing gun fire . The 155th Field Regiment had lost three ... bridge over Slim River . By this stage the Japanese had begun working into the gaps between the Gurkha companies and ...
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