The Battle of Muar 14th – 22nd January 1942 The Battle of Muar was the last major battle of the Malayan campaign and was centred around the Gemensa Bridge on the Muar River in Johore [more…]
The Battle of Kampar 30th December 1941 – 2nd January 1942 It was clear by now that the British and Commonwealth forces were facing an enemy that was adept in asymmetric warfare and the Japanese [more…]
The Loss of Northern Malaya By now the Japanese Army was deployed in Siam and Northern Malaya and the British decided to conduct an exercise akin to rearranging deckchairs of the Titanic. They formed the [more…]
The Air Battles On the morning of 9th December 1941, six Blenheim light bombers took off from Singapore to attack Singora. They were expecting fighter cover, but the fighters allocated to defend them when they [more…]
Realisation of the Japanese Threat and the Landings On the declaration of war with Germany in September 1939, the Defence Committee, which co-ordinated Malaya’s defence became the War Committee. The group consisted of the Governor [more…]
On 15th February 1942, a British and Commonwealth Army that had consisted of 140,000 troops, 253 aircraft, 250 armoured fighting vehicles and 864 artillery pieces, surrendered to the Japanese in Singapore. The Japanese force numbered [more…]
The Libertarian Party in the United Kingdom commissioned Godfrey Bloom to give an independent analysis as to the state of our military defences and procurement. For Libertarians, Defence is the only legitimate role of the [more…]
Robert Ryan was my great uncle. This fading photograph is the only one we have of him. He gave his life for King and Country when he died on 7th November 1942. He was 20 [more…]
“War is too important to be left to the Generals.” Why should that be so? Is flying an aeroplane too important to be left to the pilot? Is neurosurgery too important to be left to [more…]
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