Singapore besieged by Japan, by G. H. Davis

Singapore besieged by Japan, by G. H. Davis

Singapore island besieged by Japan during the Second World War: a relief map from Johore to the beleaguered fortress in the Far East where the defending British forces retreated on 31 January 1942, thereby leaving Singapore open to attack by land, air and sea. Date: 1942

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000636871
  • Registered date
  • 1942/12/31 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • ? Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Copyright (c) Mary Evans Picture Library 2015
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  • 6307 × 4297 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 300 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 5.64(MB)*
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