Battle for Malaya - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Battle for Malaya write by Kaushik Roy. This book was released on 2019-11-01. Battle for Malaya available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The defeat of 90,000 Commonwealth soldiers by 50,000 Japanese soldiers made the World War II Battle for Malaya an important encounter for both political and military reasons. British military prestige was shattered, fanning the fires of nationalism in Asia, especially in India. Japan's successful tactics in Malaya—rapid marches, wide outflanking movement along difficult terrain, nocturnal attacks, and roadblocks—would be repeated in Burma in 1942–43. Until the Allied command evolved adequate countermeasures, Japanese soldiers remained supreme in the field. Looking beyond the failures of command, Kaushik Roy focuses on tactics of the ground battle that unfolded in Malaya between December 1941 and February 1942. His analysis includes the organization of the Indian Army—the largest portion of Commonwealth troops—and compares it to the British and Australian armies that fought side by side with Indian soldiers. Utilizing both official war office records and unofficial memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories, Roy presents a synthesis of history from the top with history from below and provides a thick narrative of operations interwoven with tactical analysis of the Battle for Malaya.
The War in Malaya
The War in Malaya - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The War in Malaya write by Arthur Ernest Percival. This book was released on 1949. The War in Malaya available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Guns of February
Guns of February - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Guns of February write by Henry P. Frei. This book was released on 2004. Guns of February available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is an account of the fall of Singapore and Japan's 1941 military campaign in Malaya through the eys of Japanese soldiers who took part, based on interviews, memoirs, war diaries and other Japanese-language sources.
Malayan Campaign
Malayan Campaign - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Malayan Campaign write by Hourly History. This book was released on 2021-03-22. Malayan Campaign available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Discover the remarkable history of the Malayan Campaign...Prior to December 1941, Great Britain commanded an empire that stretched across the globe. However, after the Malayan Campaign, which began on December 8, 1941 and ended on January 31, 1942, the world order was up for grabs as the Empire of Japan contested British rule and American military might in the Pacific in the early years of World War II. Influenced by racial stereotypes, the West initially failed to perceive the full expanse of Japan's growing power in Asia. That ignorance enabled the Japanese to begin the war in the Pacific against the Western Allied Powers, invading the British colony of Malaya after Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. From the beginning, the Japanese commanded both air and sea, while the British, Malayan, Indian, and Australian forces struggled to defend Malaya. By the end of January 1941, the Allies were retreating to Singapore, and Malaya was under Japanese control after nearly 50,000 troops belonging to the Commonwealth had been killed or captured. Discover a plethora of topics such as The ABCD Line The Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets December 8, 1941: A Day of Infamy The Battle of Jitra Retreating to Singapore And much more! So if you want a concise and informative book on the Malayan Campaign, simply scroll up and click the "Buy now" button for instant access!
The Fall of Malaya and Singapore
The Fall of Malaya and Singapore - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Fall of Malaya and Singapore write by Jon Diamond. This book was released on 2015-05-30. The Fall of Malaya and Singapore available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In just 10 weeks from 8 December 1941 to mid February 1942, British and Imperial forces were utterly defeated by the numerically inferior Japanese under General Yamashita. British units fought hard on the Malayan mainland but the Japanese showed greater mobility, cunning and tactical superiority. Morale was badly affected by the loss of HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse to Japanese aircraft on 19 December as they sought out enemy shipping. Panic set in as military and civilians withdrew south to Singapore. Thought to be an impregnable fortress, its defences against land attacks were shockingly deficient. General Percival's leadership was at best uninspired and at worst incompetent. Once the Allied troops withdrew to Singapore it was only a matter of time before surrender became inevitable. To make matters worse reinforcements arrived but only in time to be made POWs. The whole catastrophe is brilliantly described in this highly illustrated book.
