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Singapore 1942: End of Empire

Jamie Lee

Don Featherstone

Trevor Graham

Ned Lander

Andrew Ogilvie

Singapore 1942: End of Empire: Episode 2

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BBC Two - Singapore 1942: End of Empire, Episode 2

General Yamashita assembles his troops to take control of Singapore Island.

The story of the fall of Singapore in 1942. The second part shows how General Yamashita drove back Commonwealth forces and assembled his troops to take control of Singapore Island.

A 70th-anniversary television event telling the story of how the fall of Singapore in 1942 shattered myths, brought an empire to its knees, and changed the destiny of millions of people. 

Part two shows how General Yamashita drove back Commonwealth forces and assembled his troops to take control of Singapore Island.

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The story of the fall of Singapore in 1942

A 70th anniversary television event telling the story of the fall of Singapore in 1942

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