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The Japanese invasion of Malaya in December 1941 is one of the more
heavily studied military campaigns in World War II. It has led to
much controversy over how the British, Australian and Indian
troops, well prepared and numerically superior to their Japanese
opponents, could so quickly lose the initiative, and then slowly
and inexorably lose the campaign. With reinforcements arriving
throughout much of the fighting, Arthur Percival, the British
commander, was unwilling to risk his forces in a single battle
which would determine the victor. After the Allied success at
Kampar, followed by a withdrawal, the disaster at Slim River led to
the Japanese outmanoeuvring their opponents in Johore, leading to
the final battle in Singapore. As well as using accounts by many of
the major participants, The Fall of Singapore incorporates recent
research and thinking, also showing the effects of the fighting on
the many Chinese, Malay and Indian civilians - so often neglected
in military histories.
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