Chapter
Reflections on Military Defense Strategies
2:32:25 - 2:40:07 (07:42)
The Maginot Line in France and Czech defenses are mentioned as having been effective, though not necessarily, but soldiers on the ground were treated as top notch, ready to fight, and as veterans instead of actual people fighting in terrible conditions.
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The soldiers in Singapore were fighting with both hands tied behind their back with inadequate defenses, and were bitter towards higher-ups who blamed them for ineffective fighting.
2:32:25 - 2:36:55 (04:30)
Singapore
Summary
The soldiers in Singapore were fighting with both hands tied behind their back with inadequate defenses, and were bitter towards higher-ups who blamed them for ineffective fighting. The defenses of Singapore were completely insufficient against Japanese tactics that the pre-war planners had not anticipated.
ChapterReflections on Military Defense Strategies
EpisodeShow 64 - Supernova in the East III
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Exploring the misinterpretation of orders and the subsequent fall of Singapore in 1942, including the successful Japanese D-Day type assault that involved 90,000 shells fired at the coast.
2:36:55 - 2:40:07 (03:11)
WWII
Summary
Exploring the misinterpretation of orders and the subsequent fall of Singapore in 1942, including the successful Japanese D-Day type assault that involved 90,000 shells fired at the coast.