The Fall Of Singapore 1942

Author : Brian Farrell
Publisher : Monsoon Books
ISBN 13 : 9814423890
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Defence and Fall of Singapore written by Brian Farrell and published by Monsoon Books. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortly after midnight on 8 December 1941, two divisions of crack troops of the Imperial Japanese Army began a seaborne invasion of southern Thailand and northern Malaya. Their assault developed into a full-blown advance towards Singapore, the main defensive position of the British Empire in the Far East. The defending British, Indian, Australian and Malayan forces were outmanoeuvred on the ground, overwhelmed in the air and scattered on the sea. By the end of January 1942, British Empire forces were driven back onto the island of Singapore Itself, cut off from further outside help. When the Japanese stormed the island with an an-out assault, the defenders were quickly pushed back into a corner from which there was no escape. Singapore’s defenders finally capitulated on 15 February, to prevent the wholesale pillage of the city itself. Their rapid and total defeat was nothing less than military humiliation and political disaster. Based on the most extensive use yet of primary documents in Britain, Japan, Australia and Singapore, Brian Farrell provides the fullest picture of how and why Singapore fell and its real significance to the outcome of the Second World War.

Author : Timothy Hall
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317431618
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fall of Singapore 1942 written by Timothy Hall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-05 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singapore fell to the Japanese on 15 September 1942, but in 1941 Europeans on the island felt still untouched by war, lulled into security by the belief that Singapore was impregnable from the sea. However, the Planning Chief of Imperial Army Headquarters in Tokyo had realised a successful invasion could come from the north, down the Malay peninsula... Requests from less naive members of the allied forces for more men, arms and equipment were not filled. Authorities were unwilling to reveal to the civilian population the true situation. And so through accident or miscalculation, Singapore was totally unable to repel the Japanese attack. This accessible book, illustrated with black and white photos charts the course of these events.

Author : Colin Smith
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141906626
Total Pages : 969 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Singapore Burning written by Colin Smith and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006-05-04 with total page 969 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Churchill's description of the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942, after Lt-Gen Percival's surrender led to over 100,000 British, Australian and Indian troops falling into the hands of the Japanese, was no wartime exaggeration. The Japanese had promised that there would be no Dunkirk in Singapore, and its fall led to imprisonment, torture and death for thousands of allied men and women. With much new material from British, Australian, Indian and Japanese sources, Colin Smith has woven together the full and terrifying story of the fall of Singapore and its aftermath. Here, alongside cowardice and incompetence, are forgotten acts of enormous heroism; treachery yet heart-rending loyalty; Japanese compassion as well as brutality from the bravest and most capricious enemy the British ever had to face.

Author : Brian Farrell
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9814435465
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Great Betrayal written by Brian Farrell and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Justin J. Corfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781742704227
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fall of Singapore written by Justin J. Corfield and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a day-by-day history of the Malayan Campaign and the Fall of Singapore from the first alerts as the British prepared to move their forces on to a war footing on 29 November, through the fighting, to the Japanese imposing their rule on the Chinese in Singapore on 26 February - a total of 90 days. For each of the 90 days, all the major developments - military and political - are detailed along with information on every Allied soldier who died on that day.

Author : Peter Thompson
Publisher : Piatkus
ISBN 13 : 0748122338
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle For Singapore written by Peter Thompson and published by Piatkus. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 is a military disaster of enduring fascination. For the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the island, Peter Thompson tells the explosive story of the Malayan campaign, the siege of Singapore, the ignominious surrender to a much smaller Japanese force, and the Japanese occupation through the eyes of those who were there - the soldiers of all nationalities and members of Singapore's beleaguered population. An enthralling and perceptive account, which never loses sight of the human cost of the tragedy - Yorkshire Evening Post. An insightful and dramatic analysis - The Good Book Guide

Author : Frank Owen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fall of Singapore written by Frank Owen and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sunday 15 February 1942 was, according to Sir Winston Churchill, the blackest day in the history of the British Empire.

Author : Ronald McCrum
Publisher : NUS Press
ISBN 13 : 9814722391
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Men Who Lost Singapore, 1938-1942 written by Ronald McCrum and published by NUS Press. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British military failure against the Japanese invasion of Singapore in 1942 is a well-documented and closely examined episode. While attention is frequently drawn to the role of the Colonial Governor and his staff during this period, the actions of the civil authorities have not been subjected to the same rigorous scrutiny. In this book, Ronald McCrum undertakes a close examination of the role and the responsibilities of the colonial authorities both in the lead-up to the war and during it. He contends that the colonial government, by pursuing different priorities, needlessly created distraction and confusion. Additionally, the poor, even hostile, relations that developed between the local government and the British military hierarchy impeded a joint approach to the growing threat and affected the course of this campaign. McCrum displays how the inept management of civil defence led to unnecessary loss of civilian life.

Author : Mei Mei Chun-Moy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781947766013
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fall of Singapore written by Mei Mei Chun-Moy and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fall of Singapore is the greatest defeat of the British empire in the Pacific.On February 15, 1942, the British surrendered to the Imperial Japanese Army and handed over Singapore and surrounding Malaya countries. The conflict began on December 8, 1941 when Japanese forces bombed Singapore and continued to make their way through the treacherous Malayan jungle. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill stated during the attack, ¿the worst disaster and the largest capitulation in British history¿. Singaporeans were immediately ordered to come in for questioning after the Imperial Japanese Army took over. During the interview, their homes were looted and destroyed by the Kempeitai, the secret Japanese police. During the occupation, there were many tragedies. An example is the Sook Ching Massacre. Sook Ching Massacre, literally meaning ¿purge through cleansing¿, began on February 21, 1942. The mass murder of Singapore residents ages 18 to 50, was targeted at eradicating anti-Japanese sentiments. Victims of the massacre were either Chinese, suspected of being pro-Chinese, anti-Japanese, or Communist. Men and women were questioned and if found guilty, they were taken to one of Singapore¿s beaches and murdered. The death toll shows less than 5,000 according to the official Japanese record, while Singaporean officials claim the number of victims was at least 50,000.

Author : Timothy Hall
Publisher : North Ryde : Methuen Australia
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fall of Singapore written by Timothy Hall and published by North Ryde : Methuen Australia. This book was released on 1983 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: