OPERATION MATADOR : WORLD WAR II : Britain's Attempt to Foil the Japanese Invasion of Malaya and Singapore /
When Singapore fell to the Japanese in February 1942, Churchill called it the “largest capitulation in British history.” Till today, the myth persists that this was due to the British forces’ being caught off-guard, with their guns facing the wrong direction—towards the sea. This book offers an alte...
Main Author: | Ong, Chit Chung, 1949-2008. 650641 |
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Format: | text |
Language: | eng |
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Singapore : Marshall Cavendish,
2011
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