Disaster in the Far East 1940-1942

Disaster in the Far East 1940-1942 The Defence of Malaya, Japanese Capture of Hong Kong, and the Fall of Singapore - Despatches from the Front, the Commanding Officers' Reports from the Field and at Sea

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Publisher's Synopsis

Despatches in this volume include that on the Far East between October 1940 and December 1941, by Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham; the despatch on operations in Hong Kong between 8 and 25 December 1941, by Major-General C.M. Maltby, General Officer Commanding British Troops in China; the report on the air operations during the campaigns in Malaya and Netherland East Indies between December 1941 and March 1942; and the important despatch by Percival detailing the fall of Malaya and Fortress Singapore. - This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history.

Book information

ISBN: 9781783462094
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.5425
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xii, 516
Weight: 1006g
Height: 242mm
Width: 166mm
Spine width: 50mm