25 min
The Fall of Singapore 1942 Explaining History
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- Society & Culture
The island fortress of Singapore was meant to be an unassailable bastion of British imperial power in Asia. Its fall in February 1942 was the biggest humiliation for the British of the entire war and doomed the British empire in Asia.
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The island fortress of Singapore was meant to be an unassailable bastion of British imperial power in Asia. Its fall in February 1942 was the biggest humiliation for the British of the entire war and doomed the British empire in Asia.
Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/explaininghistory.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25 min