Malaya 1942
| Collection Location | perpustakaan akmil |
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| Call Number | 940.54 BRI m |
| ISBN/ISSN | 978-0-9805674-4-1 |
| Author(s) | Brian Farrell |
| Subject(s) | Perang Dunia II |
| Classification | 940.54 |
| Series Title | GMD | BUKU |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Australian Army History Unit |
| Publishing Year | 2011 |
| Publishing Place | Australia |
| Collation | 25cm;253hal |
| Abstract/Notes | When Imperial Japan unleashed the Pacific War in December 1941, Australian forces went into action, as part of a larger British Empire Force, to defend Malaya and Singapore. This reflected an Australian comitment to defending Australia by protecting its near north; Unfortunatly Australian forces were compromised before they fired a shot by wider problems : the Allies were not ready for global war in lite 1941, Australia lacked the forces to fill the gap in Southeast Asia, and all allied forces on the ground in south east Asia were unprepared for the high tempo manoeuvre warfare the Japanese threw at them. Australia's principal contribution to defending Malaya and Singapore was the 8th. Orginally raised for service in the mediteranian . then division was commited peacemeal to Malaya and its perfomance was bedevilled by poor command decisions in the face of an enemy better prepared on all counts for the campaign at hand. the 8th Diviosion, however also reflected some strenghts of the AIf at large. : |
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