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MALAYA AND
SINGAPORE 1941–42
The fall of Britain’s empire in the East
MARK STILLE
ILLUSTRATED BY PETER DENNIS
Author
Mark E. Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired)
received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and
also holds an MA from the Naval War College. He has worked
in the intelligence community for 35 years including tours on
the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and
on US Navy ships. He is currently a senior analyst working in
the Washington DC area. He is the author of numerous Osprey
titles, focusing on naval history in the Pacific.
Illustrator
Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary
magazines such as
Look and Learn
he studied illustration at
Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds
of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including
many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is
based in Nottinghamshire, UK.
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CAMPAIGN 300
MALAYA AND
SINGAPORE 1941–42
The fall of Britain’s empire in the East
MARK STILLE
ILLUSTRATED BY PETER DENNIS
 
Series editor Marcus Cowper
This electronic edition published in 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
First published in Great Britain in 2016 by Osprey Publishing,
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
The rise of Singapore
n
The British defence dilemma
n
Japan on the march
5
CHRONOLOGY
OPPOSING COMMANDERS
British commanders
n
Japanese commanders
8
11
OPPOSING FORCES
The British Empire
n
The Japanese Empire
17
OPPOSING PLANS
The strategic environment
n
British defence plans
n
The Japanese Plan
31
THE BATTLE
The Japanese landings
n
The fight for Kota Bharu
n
The landings in southern Thailand
n
The saga of
Force Z
n
Force Z – an assessment
n
The action off Endau
n
Debacle at Jitra
n
Jitra – the impact
n
The
battle of Kampar
n
The battle of Slim River
n
British reinforcements
n
The loss of Johore
n
The air battle
n
The final air battles
n
The attack on Singapore
n
The Japanese attack
n
Battle for the Jurong Line
n
The final battles
n
Capitulation
37
THE AFTERMATH
THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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