Winston Churchill described the loss of Singapore as the greatest disaster ever to befall British arms. Louis Allen analyzes the remote political causes of the Japanese campaign, gives an account of the events of the campaign, and then attempts to apportion responsibility for the defeat.
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The day after the Emperor of Japan re-named Singapore Shonan, the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, faced an angry and disturbed House of Commons. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shinkó sakusen, deception manoeuvre, beach defences, labour companies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Shenton Thomas, Far East, Kota Bharu, Great Britain, Indian Division, French Indo-China, United States, Netherlands East Indies, Duff Cooper, Chiefs of Staff, Middle East, War Office, Gordon Bennett, Bukit Timah, Prince of Wales, Singapore Island, Alor Star, Imperial Guards, Kra Isthmus, Malaya Command, Colonial Secretary, Pearl Harbour, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, Hong Kong New!
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The day after the Emperor of Japan re-named Singapore Shonan, the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, faced an angry and disturbed House of Commons. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shinkó sakusen, deception manoeuvre, beach defences, labour companies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Shenton Thomas, Far East, Kota Bharu, Great Britain, Indian Division, French Indo-China, United States, Netherlands East Indies, Duff Cooper, Chiefs of Staff, Middle East, War Office, Gordon Bennett, Bukit Timah, Prince of Wales, Singapore Island, Alor Star, Imperial Guards, Kra Isthmus, Malaya Command, Colonial Secretary, Pearl Harbour, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, Hong Kong New!
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- War Against Japan Volume I: The Loss Of Singapore: History Of The Second World War: United Kingdom Military Series: Official Campaign History (History of Second World War) (v. I) by MGen S. Woodburn Kirby on 7 pages
- The War Against Japan (United States Army in World War II) by Center of Military History United States Army on 4 pages
- Far East Pb (Key To...) by Reg Butler on page 52, page 189, and Back Matter
- The Second World War, Volume 3: The Grand Alliance by Winston S. Churchill in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Second World War (History Project Series) by C.K. Macdonald in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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