Singapore, 1941-1942

Author(s)

• Allen, Louis

Bibliographic Information

Singapore, 1941-1942

Louis Allen

Frank Cass , Toppan, 1995, c1993

Rev. ed. (pbk.)

Note

Bibliography: p. 327-336

Includes index

Originally published: London : Davis-Poynter, 1977

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

• 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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• NCID: BA2795073X
• ISBN:
  • 0714634735
• LCCN: 92020935
• Country Code: ja
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; Portland, Or.,Tokyo
• Pages/Volumes: 351 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : D767.55
  • DC20 : 940.54/26
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Singapore
  • LCSH : Singapore -- History
  • LCSH : World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Malaysia -- Malaya
  • LCSH : Malaya -- History