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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... fire at the tanks at one hundred yards ' range . The guns had no armour - piercing rounds . The shells ricocheted away harmlessly , and the gunners beat a retreat into the jungle . After the tanks had passed , the battery's commander ...
... fire at the tanks at one hundred yards ' range . The guns had no armour - piercing rounds . The shells ricocheted away harmlessly , and the gunners beat a retreat into the jungle . After the tanks had passed , the battery's commander ...
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... fire . On 5 February Japanese artillery fire in- creased , most of it falling behind the north - east coast and the Causeway . An observation balloon bobbed up behind Johore Bharu to correct the aim of the gunners . During the first ...
... fire . On 5 February Japanese artillery fire in- creased , most of it falling behind the north - east coast and the Causeway . An observation balloon bobbed up behind Johore Bharu to correct the aim of the gunners . During the first ...
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... fire falling on the 27th Brigade increased in intensity . On the left flank of the brigade front , the 2 / 26th Battalion was in position behind a belt of mangroves . The mangroves had considerable depth , except at the seafront of ...
... fire falling on the 27th Brigade increased in intensity . On the left flank of the brigade front , the 2 / 26th Battalion was in position behind a belt of mangroves . The mangroves had considerable depth , except at the seafront of ...
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