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SWINSON, ARTHUR - Defeat in Malaya the Fall of Singapore

Title: Defeat in Malaya the Fall of Singapore
Description: New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1970. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0345018400. Trade PB. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Malayan campaign, referred to by Japanese sources as the Malay Operation, was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942 during the Second World War. It was dominated by land battles between British Commonwealth army units and the Imperial Japanese Army, with minor skirmishes at the beginning of the campaign between British Commonwealth and Royal Thai Police. The Japanese had air and naval supremacy from the opening days of the campaign. For the British, Indian, Australian, and Malayan forces defending the colony, the campaign was a total disaster. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

Keywords: 0345018400 World War II Arthur Swinson The Pacific Theatre Singapore Ballantine's Illustrated History Of World War II

Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 49317

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