Singapore burning: heroism and surrender in World War II

This comprehensive history of the fall of Singapore draws in British, Indian, Japanese and Australian sources to narrate the surrender of Singapore to Japanese forces. The book examines strategic rationales, command action and inaction, and military capacity, strength and performance to detail the British-led failure to defend the island against a skilful and ruthless enemy, which ultimately led to 100,000 troops falling into brutal Japanese captivity.