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Title: DISASTER IN THE FAR EAST 1941-1942
THE DEFENCE OF MALAYA, JAPANESE CAPTURE OF HONG KONG, AND THE FALL OF SINGAPORE
By: John Grehan, Martin Mace
Format: Hardback

List price: £30.00


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ISBN 10: 1783462094
ISBN 13: 9781783462094
Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD
Pub. date: 30 September, 2014
Pages: 516
Description: Full collection of Despatches reports published for the first time, providing unique insight into what happened from those in command.
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.
Illustrations: Illustrated
Publication: UK
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
Returns: Returnable
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