The Defence and Fall of Singapore

by Brian P. Farrell

Book Overview

Shortly after midnight on 8 December 1941, two divisions of crack troops of the Imperial Japanese Army began a seaborne invasion of southern Thailand and northern Malaya. Their assault developed into a full-blown advance towards Singapore, the main defensive position of the British Empire in the Far East. The defending British, Indian, Australian and Malayan forces were outmanoeuvred on the ground, overwhelmed in the air and scattered on the sea...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9814423882
• ISBN13: 9789814423885
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Monsoon Books
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"