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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... column was organized into five Australian companies , including seven officers and 190 men of the 2 / 29th Battalion , and two Indian detachments . Fifty vehicles carried the force's wounded , ammunition , and meagre remaining supplies ...
... column was organized into five Australian companies , including seven officers and 190 men of the 2 / 29th Battalion , and two Indian detachments . Fifty vehicles carried the force's wounded , ammunition , and meagre remaining supplies ...
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... column the jammed transport was coming under artillery fire . In the rearguard part of one of the Jats ' companies was driven back in disorder by a sudden Japanese thrust , but the Jats were rallied by Brigadier Duncan who led a counter ...
... column the jammed transport was coming under artillery fire . In the rearguard part of one of the Jats ' companies was driven back in disorder by a sudden Japanese thrust , but the Jats were rallied by Brigadier Duncan who led a counter ...
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... column to encounter further down the road.3 That morning General Key had ordered Brigadier Duke's 53rd Brigade to force a passage northwards up the coastal road to Challen's brigade . A small relieving column comprising some armoured ...
... column to encounter further down the road.3 That morning General Key had ordered Brigadier Duke's 53rd Brigade to force a passage northwards up the coastal road to Challen's brigade . A small relieving column comprising some armoured ...
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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