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Very good condition paperback, no inscriptions, clean text, sound binding, 253pp. No. 5 of the Australian Army campaign series, this book documents the desperate situation faced by an unprepared Allied force Malaya and Singapore in World War II that, in defeat, showed the need for more coordinated Allied effort in the Pacific.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. THE SAD STORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES IN MALAYA AND SINGAPORE IN 1941 ONWARD.THE STORY OF AUSTRALIA'S 8TH DIVISION.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Malaya 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.

reprint stiff wrappers As New lge. octavo 253pp., col. & b/w pls., maps, bibliog., index, Australian Army Campaigns Series. 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.

1st edition stiff wrappers As New lge. octavo 253pp., col. & b/w pls., maps, bibliog., index, Australian Army Campaigns Series. 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.

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Card covers with flaps, 253pp, b&w and colour photos and maps. Light shelf wear to card covers; a fine copy. Examines the Australian AIF 8th Division's campaign in the Malayan Peninsula prior to the fall of Singapore. Covers the defence of Australia in the near North, the preparations for the war in Malaya, deploying the 8th Division, the Japanese army, the Command of Major General Gordon Bennett, the fight for Northern Johore and the final retreat to Singapore. NOTE: The Campaign Series by the Australian Army History Unit offer comprehensive and approachable books for all ages. Rich in detail and history the titles in this series are written and researched by some of Australias most prominent military historians.