Singapore 1942 - End Of EmpireS1 Ep1

Contrary to popular belief, the war in the Pacific commenced with Japanese air attacks against Hong Kong, Malaya and Singapore. Ninety five minutes before America's Pearl Harbor was infamously bombed by Japanese aircraft on 7 December 1941, Britain's territories in the 'Far East' had already been attacked from the air. Just two months later, on 15 February 1942, the world watched in disbelief as the victorious Imperial Japanese Army marched into Singapore. It was Japan's greatest victory and Britain's worst defeat in World War Two.

Singapore 1942 - End Of Empire was broadcast on SBS ONE at Saturday 26 June 2021, 05:05. This episode was initially placed on Sunday 5 April 2015.