Moon Over Malaya by Jonathan Moffatt
What really happened in Singapore and Malaya in the dark days of December 1941 to February 1942? Contrary to received wisdom, Singapore was not given up without a fight, as the testimonies of the men interviewed in this volume show. The fighting at the Slim River, Malaya, in January 1942, a rearguard to keep the Japanese back until reinforcements could reach Singapore, is dramatic enough on its own. Seven battalion commanders would die there; only two brigadiers and two battalion commanders would escape with their lives. For many, of course, escape was not possible, and they ended up in the notorious Japanese POW camps. Their suffering also forms part of this classic and unforgettable study of the Malayan conflict.
Jonathan Moffatt is a member of the Royal Marines Historical Society and a founder member and Chairman for three conferences of the Researching FEPOW History Group, and a founding member of the Malayan Volunteers Group. He has featured in a number of TV and radio programs relating to the Fall of Singapore, and has written six Times obituaries of British Malayans. He co-authored In Oriente Primus: a History of the Malayan Volunteer Forces. Audrey Holmes McCormick was born in Singapore and is a journalist, TV researcher, and producer.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780752499727 |
| ISBN 10 | 0752499726 |
| Title | Moon Over Malaya |
| Author | Jonathan Moffatt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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