Singapore 1941-1942: Revised Edition / Edition 1

by Allen Louis

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714681986
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/31/1993
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

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.

Editorial Reviews

First published in 1977, this work is reissued with a new introduction to mark the 50th anniversary of the fall of Singapore, the loss of which Winston Churchill described as the greatest disaster ever to befall British arms. It draws on both British and Japanese documentary sources to chronicle and analyze the event. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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