Disaster in the Far East 1940-1942

by John Grehan and Martin Mace

Dispatches in this volume include that on the Far East between October 1940 and December 1941, by Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham; the dispatch 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 dispatch 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783462094
• ISBN13: 9781783462094
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"