Author: Bill Clements
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473829585
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The military historian presents a fascinating reassessment of Britain’s Singapore Naval Base and the WWII Battle of Singapore. The Fall of Singapore in February 1942 was arguably the greatest disaster suffered by the British Empire. Between 1923 and 1938, the Singapore naval base had been upgraded with some of the largest coast guns ever installed. But the guns’ design and incorrect siting have since been blamed for the humiliating loss during World War II. In The Fatal Fortress, Bill Clements traces the history of Singapore’s armaments from the city’s founding in 1819 to the demise of coast artillery in the British Army in 1953. He also follows the development of artillery through the Victorian era of muzzleloading guns to the introduction of breechloading guns in the twentieth century. Clements argues that it was not the siting of the guns that brought about the fall of Singapore, but an overall failure in command and control and a lack of suitable ammunition. This volume is illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings and plans, and contains a gazetteer describing all the batteries and forts, both existing and demolished. There is also an annex giving the details of the guns that were installed in Singapore.
The Fatal Fortress
Author: Bill Clements
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473829585
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The military historian presents a fascinating reassessment of Britain’s Singapore Naval Base and the WWII Battle of Singapore. The Fall of Singapore in February 1942 was arguably the greatest disaster suffered by the British Empire. Between 1923 and 1938, the Singapore naval base had been upgraded with some of the largest coast guns ever installed. But the guns’ design and incorrect siting have since been blamed for the humiliating loss during World War II. In The Fatal Fortress, Bill Clements traces the history of Singapore’s armaments from the city’s founding in 1819 to the demise of coast artillery in the British Army in 1953. He also follows the development of artillery through the Victorian era of muzzleloading guns to the introduction of breechloading guns in the twentieth century. Clements argues that it was not the siting of the guns that brought about the fall of Singapore, but an overall failure in command and control and a lack of suitable ammunition. This volume is illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings and plans, and contains a gazetteer describing all the batteries and forts, both existing and demolished. There is also an annex giving the details of the guns that were installed in Singapore.
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473829585
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The military historian presents a fascinating reassessment of Britain’s Singapore Naval Base and the WWII Battle of Singapore. The Fall of Singapore in February 1942 was arguably the greatest disaster suffered by the British Empire. Between 1923 and 1938, the Singapore naval base had been upgraded with some of the largest coast guns ever installed. But the guns’ design and incorrect siting have since been blamed for the humiliating loss during World War II. In The Fatal Fortress, Bill Clements traces the history of Singapore’s armaments from the city’s founding in 1819 to the demise of coast artillery in the British Army in 1953. He also follows the development of artillery through the Victorian era of muzzleloading guns to the introduction of breechloading guns in the twentieth century. Clements argues that it was not the siting of the guns that brought about the fall of Singapore, but an overall failure in command and control and a lack of suitable ammunition. This volume is illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings and plans, and contains a gazetteer describing all the batteries and forts, both existing and demolished. There is also an annex giving the details of the guns that were installed in Singapore.
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Author: William Hickling Prescott
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Category : Filipe II, King of Spain, 1527-1598
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Filipe II, King of Spain, 1527-1598
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
The Works of William H. Prescott: History of the reign of Philip, the Second, king of Spain
Author: William Hickling Prescott
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Category : Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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Category : Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Author: William Hikling Prescott
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain. vol. 1&2
Author: William Hickling Prescott
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Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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The Living Age
Littell's Living Age
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Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 842
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Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 842
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Littell's Living Age
Legends of the Black Watch: Or, Forty-Second Highlanders
Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Publisher:
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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