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... Singapore at the end of September , he was shown a secret assessment prepared by the British General Headquarters in ... Singapore's air and naval forces were strengthened , war against Japan could be avoided . The Japanese might even be ...
... Singapore at the end of September , he was shown a secret assessment prepared by the British General Headquarters in ... Singapore's air and naval forces were strengthened , war against Japan could be avoided . The Japanese might even be ...
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... Singapore , the great British arsenal , had paper walls . They believed that Britain's navy was weak in those waters . They believed that in the air Britain and her allies in south - east Asia were vulnerable . Most Japanese leaders ...
... Singapore , the great British arsenal , had paper walls . They believed that Britain's navy was weak in those waters . They believed that in the air Britain and her allies in south - east Asia were vulnerable . Most Japanese leaders ...
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... Singapore , military leaders in Britain still thought the Japanese supremacy would be ended when the first British Hurricane fighters reached Singapore . Six weeks after the start of the Pacific war the Hurricanes flew over Singapore ...
... Singapore , military leaders in Britain still thought the Japanese supremacy would be ended when the first British Hurricane fighters reached Singapore . Six weeks after the start of the Pacific war the Hurricanes flew over Singapore ...
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