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Japan's Greatest Victory / Britain's Worst Defeat Paperback – October 22, 1997

by Masanobu Tsuji (Author), H. V. Howe (Editor), Margaret E. Lake (Translator)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
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The fall of Singapore was the worst defeat ever suffered by the British Empire; this dramatic account emphasizes the initiative and tactics that enabled 60,000 Japanese to defeat 130,000 British.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Da Capo Press; First Edition (October 22, 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 188511933X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1885119339
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.73 x 9 inches
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ALBERTO NAVARRO
5.0 out of 5 stars JAPAN GREATEST VICTORY / BRITAIN,S WORST DEFEAT : MASANOBU TSUJI
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2015
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COLONEL TSUJI WAS ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT JAPANESE OFFICERS OF WORLD
WAR TWO, THIS IS A MILITARY BOOK ABOUT THE MALAYA CAMPAIGN 1941-1942, THAT
LASTED FOR ONE HUNDRED DAYS STARTING IN THAILAND AND ENDED WITH THE FALL
OF SINGAPORE, HE FOUGHT VALIANTLY AND CORAGEUSLY AGAINST BRITISH COLONIALISM
THROUGH THE JUNGLES OF MALAYA ENDING 130 YEARS OF BRITISH RULE.
THE APPENDIX OF THE BOOK DESCRIBES THE JAPANESE COPROSPERITY SPHERE
WHICH BASICALLY WAS A PAN ASIAN LEAGUE FREE FROM BOTH SOVIET COMMUNISM
AND WESTERN IMPERIALISM.
THE BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE GENERAL TOMOYUKI YAMASHITA KNOWN AS THE TIGER
OF MALAYA WHO WAS UNJUSTLY HANGED BY THE VENGEFUL ALLIES AFTER THE WAR,
IN A KANGAROO COURT MORE AKIN TO FIDEL CASTRO AND CHE GUEVARA REVOLUTIONARY
JUSTICE ( THE SHOOTING WALLS OF LA CABANA FORTRESS CAME TO MY MIND) THAN THE
ANGLO SAXON RULE OF LAW.
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Bayard B.
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good account of the Japanese planning of Malayan invasion and advance to Singapore.
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2023
The book was originally written in 1952; I have a copy of the 1993 edition. Tsuji was a key officer in planning the Japanese conquest of Malaya and the seizure of Singapore. The book describes the invasion and assaults from the Japanese post of view. It describes in detail the Japanese advance across Malaya and into Singapore.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the book offers a very sanitized view of Tsuji’s army career. Even the Publisher’s Note on page iii only vaguely refers to his “mistreatment of civilians.” This apparently refers to the massacres of 30 000 to 50 000 ethnic Chinese after Singapore fell and the gross mistreatment of captured British and Indian POWs. I believe that after WW II, Tsuji became involved in right-wing, ultra-nationalist Japanese political organizations.

Some highlights in the book regarding the Malayan invasion are :

* Pages 35 - 41 describe Tsuji’s flights over Malaya in October of 1941 in a Ki-46 “Dinah” reconnaissance plane.

* Pages 78 - 84 describe the sinking of the “Prince of Wales” and “Repulse” as was known to the Japanese at the time. There is an error in page 83 regarding the anti-aircraft armament of the “Prince of Wales.” Tsuji states that the ship was armed with two 25-barrel and one 20-barrel 20 mm auto cannon. These weapons did not exist. I think part of the problem was that in 1952, accurate information on British battleships was not well-known to the public at large and especially not in Japan. Oscar Parkes’ book “The Design of British Battleships” was written in 1956. “Dreadnought: A History of the Modern Battleship” by Richard Hough was originally published in 1964.

* Pages 206 - 207 describe Tsuji’s personal experience at being shelled by British 15-inch guns. This account alone should have ended the myth that the British guns could only operate to seaward.

* Pages 216 - 228 describe the British surrender of Singapore and the joyous Japanese feelings at the time.

* Pages 237 - 269 contain a translation of the somewhat famous Japanese Army document “Read This Alone — And the War Can Be Won.”

I think the book is well worth reading to understand the Japanese planning and the Army’s advance across Malaya. Just bear in mind that it lacks any references to the subsequent horrific treatment of civilians and captured soldiers. Refusing to read it because Tsuji should probably be considered a war criminal does not do history any good.
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Thomas T. Tamura
5.0 out of 5 stars Why Did Japan Really Go To War?
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2007
Reference the excellent review by Glen Buchanan, "Why Japan fought the White Races of Asia in WWII?" ... which underscores Colonel Tsuji's claim that Japan went to war to "emancipate" the oppressed peoples of Asia. Tsuji further claims that "... Singapore was indeed the hinge of fate for the peoples of Asia ... and as if by magic, India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma, the Dutch East Indies and the Philippine Islands one after another gained independence overnight." I wonder ... and am unconvinced that emancipation was the real reason. Perhaps one of the reasons, but surely not the sole, nor primary, reason.

A bit of a personal background, please. I am a Nisei, second-generation Japanese-American, born (1938)and raised in Hawaii. My parents were from Hiroshima and Kyoto and were puzzled and angered that their country of origin would attack America and throughout Southeast Asia. They asked, and I have too, just "why did Japan go to war"?

Tsuji writes that "war must have a morality and a reason which is understandable at home and abroad." (pg 11) Later, he offered the reason, "the emancipation of the oppressed peoples of Asia" (pg 13-14). This explanation does not fly for me in face of: 1) Japan's militarist past, including the aborted invasion of the Korean peninsula in the 15th century; 2) the 1937 full-scale invasion of China; and, the attack on Pearl Harbor, a legitimized Territorial entity of the United States (albeit, the British "takeover" of the Hawaiian Islands in late 1890's.)

Furthermore, to add to my confusion, Tsuji makes reference to Mr. Tojo's statement in the International Court of Justice, "the war activities of Japan were really unavoidable for self-defense"; and, Tsuji writes, " I, too, firmly believe that it was a war without preparation and a war which was forced upon us." I wonder ... why would a nation go to battle for the emancipation of the oppressed without "preparation" and then say that "the war was forced upon us".

So ... what would I conclude? I would not nor take offense to the conclusions of my friend, Glen Buchanan, who is much more knowledgeable regarding these matters, but I believe he gives much too much credence to the claim of emancipation. Rather, I would suggest that Japan was as much, if not more, concerned with the "anti-Japanese economic measures of Great Britain and the United States".

Admittedly, much of my thinking stem from my military background ... a geo-military/political basis for why nations make war against each other. I get the sense from reading Tsuji's book that he was motivated by altruism (an unselfish interest in or care for the welfare of others ... other yellow-skinned people, in this case), and translating that altruism to justify the Japanese military actions in China, etc ... and simply the desire for expansionism for whatever the reason ... power, ego, protectionism, etc. The latter has often been used to justify attacking Pearl Harbor (extending the "borders" of Japan as far out as possible to protect the homeland).

I am still "wondering" ... and have come to accept the inevitable; that theories abound depending on one's perspective borne of many factors (i.e., race, ethnicity, economic/social influences, experiences, training, readings, etc.

Colonel Tsuji's book is worth reading ... especially if you are interested in military strategy and tactics.

Signing off ... Tom Tamura, Colonel USAF (Ret.)
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Jeffrey Boulton
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2018
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Very good book about fall of Singapore
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