Moon over Malaya the 2nd Argylls and Plymouth Argyll Royal Marines in Malaya and Singapore
What really happened in Singapore and Malaya during the dark days of December 1941 to February 1942? Contrary to received wisdom, Singapore was not given up without a fight, as the testimony of the men interviewed here attests. For many of course, escape was not possible and they ended up in the not...
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Gloucestershire, UK
History Press
2002
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| Call Number : | D 767.5 .M644 2002 |
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| 100 | 1 | |a McCormick, Audrey Holmes | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Moon over Malaya |b the 2nd Argylls and Plymouth Argyll Royal Marines in Malaya and Singapore |c Audrey Holmes McCormick, Jonathan Moffatt |
| 260 | |a Gloucestershire, UK |b History Press |c 2002 | ||
| 300 | |a 335 p., [16] p of plates |b ill., maps |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The Soldiers -- The Battles in the North - December 1941 -- Slim River - 7 January 1942 -- Retreat, Reorganisation and Escape -- Plymouth Argylls - the Battle for Singapore -- 'Intrepid Against All Adversity' - Japanese Captivity -- Homeward Bound and After | |
| 520 | |a What really happened in Singapore and Malaya during the dark days of December 1941 to February 1942? Contrary to received wisdom, Singapore was not given up without a fight, as the testimony of the men interviewed here attests. For many of course, escape was not possible and they ended up in the notorious Japanese POW camps. Their suffering also forms part of this classic study. The fighting at the Slim River in Malaya in January 1942, a rearguard to keep the Japanese back until reinforcements could reach Singapore, is dramatic enough on its own. Seven Battalion commanders would die there. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a World war, 1939-1945 |x Campaigns | |
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