The 1942 Battle of Singapore after the Malay campaign by the Japanese is perhaps the worst defeat of British arms in history. A core technology in the battle was the bicycle, used by Japanese troops in the jungle despite little to no prior relevant experience in order to apply constant pressure in a … Continue reading Battle of Singapore: “Broken Down Bicycles Were an Unexpected Psychological Weapon” →
So many years later, it is difficult to conceive of just how devastating the fall of Singapore was. It was the largest surrender in British history, a humiliation to British arms that would linger for years in the minds of friends and foes alike.
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