The Fall of Singapore
The Fall of Singapore
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Summary
The 15th of February, 2002, marks the 60th aniversary of the shocking surrender of Singapore by British forces. This title explains why the British fortress of Singapore fell so suddenly and humiliatingly to a highly mobile and largely lightly-armed Japanese force.
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The Fall of Singapore by Frank Owen
Sunday 15 February 1942 was, according to Sir Winston Churchill, the blackest day in the history of the British Empire. Only ten weeks earlier Japanese assault troops had waded ashore on the North-East coast of Malaya. Now the besieged British, Australian and Asian forces in Britain's so-called "impregnable citadel" were compelled to lay down their arms and some 90,000 allied service-men became prisoners of war. It was a crushing humiliation and defeat that marked the disintegration of the British Empire. Even today the angry question is being asked: why?
Frank Owen was an accomplished journalist who fought in the Far East. His other books include: THE THREE DICTATORS, THE GUILTY MEN (with Michael Foot), THE CAMPAIGN IN BURMA and THE RISE AND FALL OF PERON.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780141391335 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141391332 |
| Title | The Fall of Singapore |
| Author | Frank Owen |
| Series | Penguin Classic Military History S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2001-10-25 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |