The only reason Singapore fell was that the commander failed to take measures to defend it.
On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 10:29 PM, Quinn Bastian <[email protected]> wrote: > As I recall, the Japanese army attacked Singapore from the rear (jungle > side) while the majority of the British defenses were set up looking for an > invasion from the sea. Yup, we can blame WSC for that one!! > > As for FDR's prior knowledge and instigation of the Pearl Harbor attack, > if the documents proving his involvement are real, they have yet to be made > public as this nonsense has been going around for years! > > Quinn > > > > The information contained in this communication is confidential and > intended solely for the individual or entity named above. If the reader of > this message is not the intended recipient, employee or agent responsible > for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that > any dissemination, distribution, copying or unauthorized use of this > communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error please notify the sender immediately and return the > communication to sender. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Turrell > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 2:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ChurchillChat] Re: Another new book of "debunking" > > Looks like he's got prior form, as the Sweeney might say. Was it just me > who missed the recent information that FDR instigated the attack on Pearl > Harbour? > > Dave > > Sacrifice of Singapore: Churchill's Biggest Blunder by Michael Arnold > > The fate of Singapore was sealed long before the Japanese attack in > December 1941. The blame lay with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill > who refused to listen to warnings from military advisors to reinforce > defences in Singapore/Malaya, convinced the Japanese would never dare to > attack a ‘white power’. Obsessed with beating German General Erwin Rommel, > he poured into The fate of Singapore was sealed long before the Japanese > attack in December 1941. The blame lay with British Prime Minister Winston > Churchill who refused to listen to warnings from military advisors to > reinforce defences in Singapore/Malaya, convinced the Japanese would never > dare to attack a ‘white power’. Obsessed with beating German General Erwin > Rommel, he poured into the Middle East massive resources that should have > gone to the Far East. However when, inevitably, Singapore fell to the > Japanese in February 1942, Churchill attempted to deflect criticism by > accusing the defenders there of spineless capitulation. > > Recently released information from the Office of Naval Intelligence in > Washington reveals that United States President Franklin Roosevelt not only > knew of the impending attack on Pearl Harbour but actually instigated it. > Although Roosevelt promised a shield of B-17 aircraft for Singapore from > Manila, General Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines had been told to do > nothing until after the Japanese attacks there and at Pearl Harbour so that > the United States could claim an unprovoked assault that would allow them > to declare war on Japan. > > This book provides an account of events during World War II as they > unfolded in Malaya, Singapore and elsewhere in the world prior to the > Japanese attack, as well as a detailed study of the troops on the ground > attacking and defending Singapore. > > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] > On Behalf Of PatFinn1940 > Sent: Tuesday, December 2, 2014 3:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: Another new book of "debunking" > > 'Truths'--what 'truths'? The author's?? I'd like to see what sources > he used for this. Are they 'original' sources, or ones that fit the > author's presuppositions and agendas? > > How ridiculous. > > (Ms.) Patricia Finnegan > [email protected] > > On Monday, December 1, 2014 1:15:00 PM UTC-5, Antoine Capet wrote: > Another new book of "debunking" : > > Arnold, Michael. Hollow Heroes: An Unvarnished Look at the Wartime Careers > of Churchill, Montgomery and Mountbatten. Casemate, 2014. > > The book reveals the truths behind the conventional images of three of > Great Britain's primary military leaders during and immediately after the > Second World War. In each case there was a totally different side to each > man, which demonstrates that a great deal of their reputation was built on > contrived results, deception and dishonesty. It examines the influence and > impediment of "class" on the performance of the British Army in World War > II, and quotes the views of the Americans that far too often there was an > unwillingness among the British to base officer promotion on effectiveness > rather than on social background; conforming was more important than > performing, as anyone who has served in the British Army's ranks would > agree. At the same time, Montgomery feared and was jealous of Patton, whose > rate of advance was nearly always twice that of Monty's. The services of > Field Marshals Wavell and Auchinleck, two of Britain's finest commanders of > the war, were largely lost to Britain because of Churchill's consistent > interfering in field matters and his need to contrive almost anything to > remain in power after he had been responsible for the fall of Singapore. > This book includes the bizarre case of Major-General Dorman-Smith, one of > Britain's most brilliant original thinkers, who without reason was sacked > by Churchill. Dorman-Smith was the tactician who had produced Britain's > victory over Rommel at the first battle of Alamein, but his crime seems > have been overachievement; an unforgivable sin in some eyes. > Mountbatten's fumbling in India is also realistically portrayed in these > pages, putting paid to the "man for the century"'s overly embellished > reputation. > > > Antoine CAPET, FRHistS > Professor emeritus of British Studies > University of Rouen > 76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan > France > [email protected] > > 'Britain since 1914' Section Editor > Royal Historical Society Bibliography > > Reviews Editor of CERCLES > http://www.cercles.com/review/reviews.html > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. 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