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Operation Matador World War II : Britain's attempt to foil the Japanese invasion of Malaya and Singapore

'Operation Matador' was the code name for Britain's WW2 plan to defend Singapore by holding the whole of the Malayan mainland. This involved entering southern Thailand to forestall Japanese landings on her eastern coastline. Singapore's seaward defences were well developed for th...

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Main Author:	Ong, Chit Chung
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore Marshall Cavendish Editions 2011
Series:	Military classics
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Malaysia > Malaya World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Singapore Malaya > Defenses Singapore > Defenses Great Britain > Military policy > History Singapore > History > Siege, 1942
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