The Mastermind Behind Japan's Greatest

Within a seven-hour period in early December 1941, the Japanese armed forces moved against Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, Wake Island, Hong Kong and - the most formidable objective of all - the Malaya Peninsula and its "Gibraltar of the East," the city-fortress of Singapore. By the end of the 100-day campaign, a British Empire army of 130,000 had been wiped off the map by a Japanese force of 60,000 men.

Publisher's Note	p. V
Introduction	p. XIII
Author's Preface	p. XV

War Without Preparation	p. 1
The Doro Nawa Unit	p. 2
Southward Advance? Northward Thrust?	p. 10
Hasty Operations Orders	p. 17
Whirlwind to the South	p. 19
Army Commander Yamashita	p. 25
A Secret Reconnaissance	p. 31
Orthodox or Unorthodox Tactics?	p. 39
The Army and Navy Operations Agreement	p. 42
A Dream Plan	p. 47
Towards Embarkation	p. 49

The Threshold of Fate	p. 55
Singora's Waves Are High	p. 59
The Collapse of a Dream	p. 62
The Assault on Kota Bharu	p. 69
The Last of the British Far Eastern Squadron	p. 73
A Death in Bangkok	p. 78

Breakthrough on the Jitra Line	p. 81
Extraordinary Tactics	p. 84
A Chance Exploit	p. 90
The Churchill Supplies	p. 97
Advancing with the Calendar	p. 98
The Capture of Penang	p. 102
The Perak River Obstacle	p. 103
Crossing the Perak River	p. 107

Dying Wishes to a Beloved Wife	p. 111
Small-Boat Operations Dumbfound the Enemy	p. 114
New Year's Eve on the Battlefield	p. 117
"That Which One Sows..."	p. 120
A Thrust Through the Jungle	p. 123
Divergent Opinions	p. 125
Two Young Warriors	p. 127
The Fall of the Federal Capital	p. 131
Are the Osaka Soldiers Weak?	p. 134
The Bicyclists	p. 136

Ammunition Supplies	p. 139
The Pursuit Sustained	p. 142
Breaking Through Gemas	p. 144
Command of the Skies	p. 147
Is Jealousy the Monopoly of Women?	p. 148
Mopping Up Bakri	p. 151
The Arrival of the Assault Groups	p. 153
Deep Emotion in Johore Bahru	p. 156

Singapore-the Pivot	p. 163
The Plan of Capture	p. 166
The Battle Plan for the Assault	p. 168
To the Heights of the Imperial Palace	p. 171
Distressing Preparations	p. 173
A Demonstration to Mislead the Enemy	p. 176
The Blue Signal Flares	p. 178
The Only Mistake	p. 182
Slaughter on Bukit Timah	p. 184
Welcoming the Kigen Festival	p. 189
The True Spirit	p. 194
Hoisting the White Flag	p. 199

Rushing the Camera	p. 205
Warning Against Celebration	p. 207
Sharing the Joy	p. 208
Citations	p. 213
Read This Alone-And the War Can Be Won	p. 223
The East Asia Federation Movement	p. 261
The British Garrison in Malaya	p. 263
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