Singapore: The Japanese Version
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Some moisture damage
Markings: Previous owner
One of the most audacious military campaigns of the Second World War is recounted here from the perspective of the man who planned it — a firsthand account that shattered Western assumptions about the fall of Singapore in February 1942. Colonel Masanobu Tsuji, Chief of Operations and Planning Staff for the 25th Japanese Army in Malaya, presents a meticulous and unflinching chronicle of the campaign that saw a numerically inferior Japanese force drive the British Empire's supposedly impregnable fortress into surrender in just seventy days. Far from a straightforward military memoir, Singapore: The Japanese Version details the strategic genius, logistical audacity, and sheer willpower that underpinned one of history's most shocking military reversals, offering granular insight into command decisions, troop movements, and the psychological dimensions of modern warfare. Tsuji's narrative carries the unmistakable authority of a participant who was not merely present but was the architect of victory, making this account an indispensable primary source for any serious student of Pacific War history. The work stands as a counterpoint to the voluminous Allied literature on the subject, arguing implicitly that the defeat of Britain at Singapore was not merely a tactical triumph but a seismic blow to the myth of Western colonial invincibility in Asia. Translated and edited for an Australian audience acutely aware of the campaign's consequences, the book forces the reader to confront uncomfortable questions about military preparedness, imperial hubris, and the nature of defeat — questions that remain as resonant today as when the guns fell silent over the Johore Strait.
Author: Colonel Masanobu Tsuji
Format: Hardback
Published: 1960, Ure Smith · Sydney
Genre: Military history
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Some moisture damage
Markings: Previous owner
One of the most audacious military campaigns of the Second World War is recounted here from the perspective of the man who planned it — a firsthand account that shattered Western assumptions about the fall of Singapore in February 1942. Colonel Masanobu Tsuji, Chief of Operations and Planning Staff for the 25th Japanese Army in Malaya, presents a meticulous and unflinching chronicle of the campaign that saw a numerically inferior Japanese force drive the British Empire's supposedly impregnable fortress into surrender in just seventy days. Far from a straightforward military memoir, Singapore: The Japanese Version details the strategic genius, logistical audacity, and sheer willpower that underpinned one of history's most shocking military reversals, offering granular insight into command decisions, troop movements, and the psychological dimensions of modern warfare. Tsuji's narrative carries the unmistakable authority of a participant who was not merely present but was the architect of victory, making this account an indispensable primary source for any serious student of Pacific War history. The work stands as a counterpoint to the voluminous Allied literature on the subject, arguing implicitly that the defeat of Britain at Singapore was not merely a tactical triumph but a seismic blow to the myth of Western colonial invincibility in Asia. Translated and edited for an Australian audience acutely aware of the campaign's consequences, the book forces the reader to confront uncomfortable questions about military preparedness, imperial hubris, and the nature of defeat — questions that remain as resonant today as when the guns fell silent over the Johore Strait.