Japan's Greatest Victory/ Britain's Greatest

The fall of Singapore was the worst defeat ever suffered by the British Empire; this dramatic account emphasizes the initiative and tactics that enabled 60,000 Japanese to defeat 130,000 British.

Introduction

vii

Author's Preface

ix

PART ONE

War Without Preparation

1

(1)

The Doro Nawa Unit

2

(9)

Southward Advance? Northward Thrust?

11

(8)

Hasty Operations Orders

19

(2)

Whirlwind to the South

21

(6)

Army Commander Yamashita

27

(6)

A Secret Reconnaissance

33

(9)

Orthodox or Unorthodox Tactics?

42

(4)

The Army and Navy Operations Agreement

46

(5)

A Dream Plan

51

(2)

Towards Embarkation

53

(6)

PART TWO

The Threshold of Fate

59

(5)

Singora's Waves Are High

64

(3)

The Collapse of a Dream

67

(8)

The Assault on Kota Bharu

75

(3)

The Last of the British Far Eastern Squadron

78

(6)

A Death in Bangkok

84

(4)

PART THREE

Breakthrough on the Jitra Line

88

(4)

Extraordinary Tactics

92

(6)

A Chance Exploit

98

(7)

The Churchill Supplies

105

(2)

Advancing with the Calendar

107

(4)

The Capture of Penang

111

(1)

The Perak River Obstacle

112

(5)

Crossing the Perak River

117

(4)

PART FOUR

Dying Wishes to a Beloved Wife

121

(4)

Small-Boat Operations Dumbfound the Enemy

125

(2)

New Year's Eve on the Battlefield

127

(4)

``That Which One Sows . . .''

131

(3)

A Thrust Through the Jungle

134

(2)

Divergent Opinions

136

(3)

Two Young Warriors

139

(5)

The Fall of the Federal Capital

144

(3)

Are the Osaka Soldiers Weak?

147

(2)

The Bicyclists

149

(3)

PART FIVE

Ammunition Supplies

152

(3)

The Pursuit Sustained

155

(3)

Breaking Through Gemas

158

(3)

Command of the Skies

161

(1)

Is Jealousy the Monopoly of Women?

162

(3)

Mopping Up Bakri

165

(3)

The Arrival of the Assault Groups

168

(3)

Deep Emotion in Johore Bahru

171

(6)

PART SIX

Singapore--the Pivot

177

(3)

The Plan of Capture

180

(2)

The Battle Plan for the Assault

182

(4)

To the Heights of the Imperial Palace

186

(2)

Distressing Preparations

188

(3)

A Demonstration to Mislead the Enemy

191

(3)

The Blue Signal Flares

194

(4)

The Only Mistake

198

(2)

Slaughter on Bukit Timah

200

(5)

Welcoming the Kigen Festival

205

(6)

The True Spirit

211

(5)

Hoisting the White Flag

216

(5)

PART SEVEN

Rushing the Camera

221

(2)

Warning Against Celebration

223

(1)

Sharing the Joy

224

(5)

Citations

229

(8)

Appendix 1: Read This Alone--And the War Can Be Won

237

(33)

Appendix 2: The East Asia Federation Movement

270

(1)

Appendix 3: The British Garrison in Malaya

271

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