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Malaya and Singapore 1941-42
Malaya and Singapore 1941-42
Malaya and Singapore 1941-42
Malaya and Singapore 1941-42
Malaya and Singapore 1941-42

Malaya and Singapore 1941-42

by Osprey
$37.80 - $37.80
$37.80
$37.80 - $37.80
$37.80

Mark Stille
Peter Dennis (Illustrator)
Paperback, 96 pages
9781472811226

 

The fall of Britain’s empire in the East

 

The complete story of the Imperial Japanese Army's stunning victory over the British forces during World War II

 

For the British Empire it was a military disaster, but for Imperial Japan the conquest of Malaya was one of the pivotal campaigns of World War II. Giving birth to the myth of the Imperial Japanese Army's invincibility, the victory left both Burma and India open to invasion. Although heavily outnumbered, the Japanese Army fought fiercely to overcome the inept and shambolic defence offered by the British and Commonwealth forces.

 

Detailed analysis of the conflict, combined with a heavy focus on the significance of the aerial campaign, help tell the fascinating story of the Japanese victory, from the initial landings in Thailand and Malaya through to the destruction of the Royal Navy's Force Z and the final fall of Singapore itself.