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Fall of Singapore and Malaya – Garth Pratten

Huts ablaze after Japanese bombs on a village in Sinagpore
Conflict:
Second World War (1939-45)
Services:
Army, Navy

Singapore was touted as an impregnable fortress and yet it was conquered by the Japanese in a week. Garth Pratten examines why and addresses some of the many myths.

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