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Back to Search12 - What role did Morale play in Malaya
Good leadership, thorough training and success on operations will all contribute to high morale. We contrast LT COL Stewart and with other units.
T…
7 years, 10 months ago
11 - Flexibility in the Malaya Campaign
We look at how the Japanese were able to use operational manoeuvre from the sea as a part of their approach to flexibility. We look at their history…
7 years, 10 months ago
10 - What role did Sustainment play in Malaya
Sustainment - often the least considered of the principles. How did logistics impact the conduct of the Malaya
We look at the interplay of logistics…
7 years, 10 months ago
9 - Economy of Effort and Cooperation in the Malaya Campaign
Malaya and Economy of Effort
We look at the definition and how the Japanese and Allies applied this principle. For the Allies there was too much eco…
7 years, 11 months ago
8 - Concentration of Force in the Malaya Campaign
Malaya was a secondary effort of secondary effort for both the British and the Japanese - so how does Concentration of Force work for secondary effor…
7 years, 11 months ago
7 - Security and Surprise in Malaya. How were the British surprised with 4 years warning of invasion?
How did Security and Surprise impact operations in Malaya and Singapore?
There was little security in the Malaya campaign for the Allies. The Japane…
7 years, 11 months ago
6 - Dithering and Offensive Action in the Malaya Campaign
We look at the dithering that occurred in the British Malaya Command.
We look at Operation Matador and how centralised control lead to delays and an …
8 years ago
5 - Japanese and British selection and maintenance of aim for the Malaya Campaign
We look at how the British and Japanese came about to select their aims and how they got to them.
What was the British mission and what did Churchill…
8 years ago
4 - Comparing Japanese and British Doctrine in Malaya
Allied Doctrine had seen little development between the war with significant budget cuts. The Army was relegated to an Imperial policing role. It i…
8 years ago
3 - Malaya Campaign Terrain and comparing Japanese and Allied Doctrine
The British planned to use Artillery and Air Power to defend Malaya.
Malaya is hot and humid and it has the 29th longest coastline (lots of areas for…
8 years ago