The battle for Malaya : the Indian Army in defeat, 1941-42 / Kaushik Roy.

"The defeat of 90,000 Commonwealth soldiers by 50,000 Japanese soldiers made the Battle for Malaya during World War II an important encounter for both political and military reasons. British military prestige was shattered, fanning the fires of nationalism in Asia, especially in India. Japan's succe...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Twentieth-century battles.
Main Author: Roy, Kaushik, 1971- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019]
Series:Twentieth-century battles.
Subjects:
India. > Army > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Japan. > Rikugun > Drill and tactics.
Great Britain. > Army > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Australia. > Australian Army > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Australia. > Australian Army.
Great Britain. > Army.
India. > Army.
Japan. > Rikugun.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Malaysia > Malaya.
Malaya > History > Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
India > History, Military > World War, 1939-1945.
Artillery drill and tactics.
Military campaigns.
India.
Malaya.
1939-1945
History.
Military history.
Genre:
History.
Military history.
Physical Description:xvi, 262 pages ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The Rise of the Singapore Naval Base
  • The Allied Ground Forces in Malaya
  • The Invasion
  • Defeat at Slim River
  • Disaster at Muar and Johore
  • Endgame on Singapore Island.