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020 _a9781472811226 (pbk.) :
_c14.99GBP
100 1 _aSTILLE Mark
245 _aMalaya and Singapore 1941-42 :
_bthe fall of Britain's empire in the East /
_cMark Stille ; illustrated by Peter Dennis.
260 _aOxford:
_bOsprey Publishing,
_c2016.
300 _a96 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm.
400 _aCampaign ; 300.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aFor the British Empire it was a military disaster, but for Imperial Japan the conquest of Malaya was one of the pivotal campaigns of World War II. Giving birth to the myth of the Imperial Japanese Army's invincibility, the victory left both Burma and India open to invasion.
710 _aDENNIS Peter (translator)
945 _i63919-1001
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_sY
999 _c38180
_d38180