For the British Empire it was a military disaster; but for Imperial Japan the conquest of Malaya was one of the pivotal campaigns of World War II. Giving birth to the myth of the Imperial Japanese Army's invincibility; the victory left both Burma and India open to invasion. Although heavily outnumbered; the Japanese Army fought fiercely to overcome the inept and shambolic defense offered by the British and Commonwealth forces.Detailed analysis of the conflict; combined with a heavy focus on the significance of the aerial campaign; help tell the fascinating story of the Japanese victory; from the initial landings in Thailand and Malaya; through to the destruction of the Royal Navy's Force Z and the final fall of Singapore itself.
#1419542 in Books 2017-05-01 2017-05-01Original language:English 9.00 x 1.58 x 6.00l; #File Name: 1469633191630 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Lovely Writing From A Determined Lady.By CelticWomanFanPianoThis is the autobiography of Loreta Janeta Velazquez; the Cuban born lady who disguised herself as a man and fought for the Confederate Army during the War Betwen the States and who also served as a spy for the Confederacy during the latter part of the North-South conflict. She is a very cultured and educated person and her writing style is a very fluid and engaging one. The writing itself is very lovely. As others have stated on here; the print leaves much to be desired; as it is digitized from the originals and it makes for a blurry experience even though the print in and of itself isn't exactly blurry. Ms. Velazquez comes across as a person of remarkable insight and abilities. From my knowledge of the time period; her observations are acute and correct. As to be expected; she also comes across as a very determined person who never takes "no" for an answer. Even if it comes at the expense of others. She steals her best friend's boyfriend and marries him and then has the gall to say that she's forgiven her for the things she said about her at the time. She buys a slave and threatens him with his life; albeit; she does later express pride in his bravery during the heat of battle. She is very much a glory seeker during her military impersonation. And she dwells heavily on her romantic flirtations with the ladies while impersonating a Confederate officer; which gets to be monotonous after a while. I admire her accomplishments; but after reading this account; I'm glad I don't count her among my personal acquaintances.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A memoir well worth readingBy M. Bernadette PowersThis first person account is by turns riveting and exasperating but it draws a vivid picture of the culture of the time and the thinking of this dogged; romantic and sometimes foolish woman. Her motivation and her blind spots are on display for anyone one who is willing to wade through the often flowery prose. At the time it was published it was denounced as a fraud. If it is; it's an incredibly good one and well worth the read in any case.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. What and Interesting Woman!By janetoThe way she wrote was very different from modern writing which actually made the narrative better. You could see how educated people worded things about 150 years ago. She was definitely involved in a great deal of the activities during the Civil War. I liked her matter of fact way of describing events. One gets the idea that she was telling it the way it was.
