Singapore Burning: Heroism and Surrender in World War II
by Colin Smith
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Churchill's description of the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942, after Lt-Gen Percival's surrender led to over 100,000 British, Australian and Indian troops falling into the hands of the Japanese, was no wartime exaggeration. The Japanese had promised that there would be no Dunkirk in Singapore, and its fall led to imprisonment, torture and death for thousands of allied men and women. With much new material from British, Australian, Indian and Japanese sources, Colin Smith has woven show more together the full and terrifying story of the fall of Singapore and its aftermath. Here, alongside cowardice and incompetence, are forgotten acts of enormous heroism; treachery yet heart-rending loyalty; Japanese compassion as well as brutality from the bravest and most capricious enemy the British and allied forces ever had to face. show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- Singapore Burning: Heroism and Surrender in World War II
- Original publication date
- 2005-04-28
- Important places
- Singapore
- Important events
- World War II (1939 | 1945); World War II, Pacific Theater (1941-12-07 | 1945-09-02); Fall of Singapore (1941 | 1942)
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- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 940.5425 — History & geography History of Europe History of Europe 1918- Military history of World War II Campaigns and battles by theatre East and South Asian theaters
- LCC
- D767.55 .S65 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania History (General) World War II (1939-1945)
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