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Malaya

By: Big Sky Publishing

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Big Sky Publishing)

Last Stocked on 3/11/2021

Product Info

Title
Malaya
Publisher
Category
Author
Brian Farrell, Garth Pratten
Publish Year
2009
Pages
256
Dimensions
7x9.75x.75"
NKG Part #
2147868847
Type
Softcover

Description

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.

Australia’s principal contribution to defending Malaya and Singapore was the 8th Division. Originally raised for service in the Mediterranean, the division was committed piecemeal to Malaya and its performance was bedeviled by poor command decisions in the face of an enemy better prepared on all counts for the campaign at hand. The 8th Division, however, also reflected some strengths of the AIF at large: stubbornness in positional defense, effective and flexible small unit tactics and leadership, and skill and determination in close quarter combat.

Singapore was lost more in spite than because of Australian efforts, but its loss underlined Australia’s strategic dependence on ‘great and powerful friends’ during the Second World War. This book is part of the Australian Army History Unit’s Campaigns Series; comprehensive, well-researched and easy-to-read books on Australia’s military campaigns.