Singapore, 1941-1942

著者

• Allen, Louis

書誌事項

Singapore, 1941-1942

Louis Allen

Frank Cass, c1993

[Rev. ed]

注記

Bibliography: p. 327-336

Includes index

Originally published: London : Davis-Poynter, 1977

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Winston Churchill described the loss of Singapore as the greatest disaster ever to befall British arms. Louis Allen analyzes the remote political causes of the Japanese campaign, gives an account of the events of the campaign, and then attempts to apportion responsibility for the defeat.

目次

• Introduction: victory and defeat
• why Singapore?
• Japan's course for war
• the role of economic sanctions
• the role of Thailand
• Operation Matador
• the approach to Malaya - to Matador or not to Matador?
• the Japanese landings
• the campaign
• what went wrong?
• who was to blame?
• the factor of race. Appendices: casualties
• Percival's 1937 paper
• Vlieland's 1940 appreciation
• the scorched earth policy
• an account of the 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on Singapore Island.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA21479612
• ISBN:
  • 0714634735
• LCCN: 92020935
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: London ; Portland, Or.
• ページ数/冊数: 351 p.
• 大きさ: 23 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : D767.55
  • DC20 : 940.54/26
• 件名:
  • LCSH : World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Singapore
  • LCSH : Singapore -- History
  • LCSH : World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Malaysia -- Malaya
  • LCSH : Malaya -- History