Battle for Malaya - (Twentieth-Century Battles) by Kaushik Roy (Paperback)
Similar Products
Products of same category from the store
All
Product info
<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p><ol> <li>This book examines an important World War II battle in Asia between Allied forces and the Japanese. The fate of Singapore was decided in Malaya. </li> <p> <li>British surrender at Singapore marked the beginning of the end of British Empire in Asia</li> <p></p> <p> <li>Kaushik Roy demonstrates that the fall of Singapore to the Japanese force was not inevitable. This book shows that the defeat of the British Commonwealth force in Malaya was the product of erroneous tactcis, faulty doctrine and inadequate training.</li> <p></p></ol></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>The defeat of 90,000 Commonwealth soldiers by 50,000 Japanese soldiers made the World War II Battle for Malaya an important encounter for both political and military reasons. British military prestige was shattered, fanning the fires of nationalism in Asia, especially in India. Japan's successful tactics in Malaya--rapid marches, wide outflanking movement along difficult terrain, nocturnal attacks, and roadblocks--would be repeated in Burma in 1942-43. Until the Allied command evolved adequate countermeasures, Japanese soldiers remained supreme in the field. Looking beyond the failures of command, Kaushik Roy focuses on tactics of the ground battle that unfolded in Malaya between December 1941 and February 1942. His analysis includes the organization of the Indian Army--the largest portion of Commonwealth troops--and compares it to the British and Australian armies that fought side by side with Indian soldiers. Utilizing both official war office records and unofficial memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories, Roy presents a synthesis of history from the top with history from below and provides a thick narrative of operations interwoven with tactical analysis of the Battle for Malaya.</p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Kaushik Roy is Associate Professor, Department of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India and Senior Researcher at Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway. He has written or edited 19 books, including most recently <i>War, Culture and Society in Early Modern South Asia, 1740-1849</i>, <i>Hinduism and the Ethics of Warfare in South Asia</i>, and <i>The Army in British India.</i></p>
Price History
Price Archive shows prices from various stores, lets you see history and find the cheapest. There is no actual sale on the website. For all support, inquiry and suggestion messagescommunication@pricearchive.us