Disaster in the Far East 1940-1942: the defence of Malaya, Japanese capture of Hong Kong, and the fall of Singapore

✍ Scribed by Grehan, John;Mace, Martin;Mitchell, Sara

Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Series: Dispatches from the front; Despatches from the front
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Despatches in this volume include that on the Far East between October 1940 and December 1941, by Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham; the despatch on operations in Hong Kong between 8 and 25 December 1941, by Major-General C.M. Maltby, General Officer Commanding British Troops in China; the report on the air operations during the campaigns in Malaya and Netherland East Indies between December 1941 and March 1942; and the important despatch by Percival detailing the fall of Malaya and Fortress Singapore. This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history.

✦ Subjects

15.75 history of Asia;Militär;Military campaigns;Weltkrieg;World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--East Asia;Sources;World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- East Asia -- Sources;East Asia;Militär;Großbritannien;Ferner Osten

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