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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... headquarters to make the short trip to Carpendale's headquarters near Gurun station . As they left the building figures could be seen flitting about amid the rubber in the half light of dawn . Sharpe told Lay to go on ahead , and said ...
... headquarters to make the short trip to Carpendale's headquarters near Gurun station . As they left the building figures could be seen flitting about amid the rubber in the half light of dawn . Sharpe told Lay to go on ahead , and said ...
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... headquarters on the 12th Brigade's unreliable wireless . " There has been some sort of break - through . Send staff officer immediately . ' Lieutenant - Colonel Harrison set out with his orderly to investigate . Before leaving ...
... headquarters on the 12th Brigade's unreliable wireless . " There has been some sort of break - through . Send staff officer immediately . ' Lieutenant - Colonel Harrison set out with his orderly to investigate . Before leaving ...
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... headquarters had begun to reassemble near Trolak village . But within half an hour more tanks and cyclists were seen ... headquarters . At 9 a.m. Stewart told the company's commander to delay the enemy's advance down the estate road to ...
... headquarters had begun to reassemble near Trolak village . But within half an hour more tanks and cyclists were seen ... headquarters . At 9 a.m. Stewart told the company's commander to delay the enemy's advance down the estate road to ...
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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