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Surrender of Singapore - Three Years of Hell Stephen Wynn

Surrender of Singapore - Three Years of Hell By Stephen Wynn

Surrender of Singapore - Three Years of Hell by Stephen Wynn


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Singapore fell to the Japanese in 1942 and was controlled by them for the next three years. Winston Churchill decided against a public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fall of this bastion of empire, and no subsequent British government has seen fit to change that decision. This remarkable book tells the fascinating and largely forgotten story of the fall of Singapore.

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Surrender of Singapore - Three Years of Hell Summary

Surrender of Singapore - Three Years of Hell by Stephen Wynn

Until the late 1930s, Singapore was noted as a popular stop-off point for wealthy European travelers on their way to countries such as Australia and New Zealand. The outbreak of World War II changed all of that.

Major General William Dobbie, who served as the General Officer Commanding Malaya between 8 November 1935 and August 1939, warned that Singapore could be conquered by the Japanese; his concerns went unheeded. Many factors led to the fall of Singapore. These included the arrogance of some senior British military personnel and politicians; a misconception that Japanese soldiers were inferior to their American and Commonwealth counterparts; a belief that Japan would not militarily engage both the United States and Britain at the same time; and the Allies' perception that victory in Europe took priority over defeating the Japanese throughout Asia and the Pacific.

Singapore fell to the Japanese in 1942 and was controlled by them for the next three years. During this time Chinese civilians and Commonwealth soldiers were murdered in such incidents as the Sook Ching massacre and the Burma Railway death march.

Winston Churchill decided against a public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fall of this bastion of empire, and no subsequent British government has seen fit to change that decision. This remarkable book tells the fascinating and largely forgotten story of the fall of Singapore.

About Stephen Wynn

Stephen Wynn is a retired police officer. His first book was Two Sons in a War Zone: Afghanistan: The True Story of a Father's Conflict.

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CIN1473824028VG
9781473824027
1473824028
Surrender of Singapore - Three Years of Hell by Stephen Wynn
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
20170330
176
N/A
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