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
... 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 Gurkhas were firing in most directions , but ...
... 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 Gurkhas were firing in most directions , but ...
Page 97
... retreat . An overturned bullock cart , some furniture and a few strands of wire were jumbled together to orchestrate ... retreat was particularly hard on middle - aged senior officers , who had to cope with the responsibilities of their ...
... retreat . An overturned bullock cart , some furniture and a few strands of wire were jumbled together to orchestrate ... retreat was particularly hard on middle - aged senior officers , who had to cope with the responsibilities of their ...
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... retreat . At 7 a.m. on 31 January the last Australians on the mainland and the Gordon Highlanders retired over the Causeway . They were later followed by 250 men of the Argylls , the last unit to leave Johore . With an eye to history ...
... retreat . At 7 a.m. on 31 January the last Australians on the mainland and the Gordon Highlanders retired over the Causeway . They were later followed by 250 men of the Argylls , the last unit to leave Johore . With an eye to history ...
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