Военная история / The Fall of Malaya and Singapore (Images of War)

Название: The Fall of Malaya and Singapore (Images of War)
Автор(ы): Jon Diamond
Издательство: Pen & Sword 2015
Страниц: 209
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 19 MB

IN JUST TEN WEEKS from 8 December 1941 to mid-February 1942, British and Imperial forces were utterly defeated by the numerically inferior Japanese under General Yamashita. Many British and Imperial units fought hard on the Malayan mainland but the Japanese showed greater mobility, cunning and tactical superiority. Morale was badly affected by the loss of HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse to Japanese aircraft on 10 December off the East Coast. Panic set in as military and civilians retreated south to Singapore. Thought to be an impregnable fortress, the Island's defences against land attacks proved to be shockingly deficient. General Percival's leadership was at best uninspired and at worst incompetent.