14 – LT McCure, Moral Courage and the Battle of Bakri
Listen to this podcast to find out how moral courage overcame the lack of combined arms training in the 2nd AIF in Malaya, particularly at...
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13 – Black Jack Galleghan and the ambush at Gemas
As we transition to look at some vignettes of Leadership in Malaya, we pause to look at the composition of the 8th Division. The Commander,...
12 – 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. The Indian...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 Japanese had...
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...
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...
