King Rat
Here in the story
Camp
King runs his rackets, from diamonds to rat meat, until news of Japan's surrender threatens the only world in which he is a king.
What happened here
Britain's 'impregnable' naval fortress fell to General Yamashita on 15 February 1942 after a lightning campaign down the Malay Peninsula. About 80,000 British, Indian and Australian troops went into captivity, many held at Changi before being sent to build the Burma Railway. Ships evacuating civilians in the final days were sunk, and the Japanese Sook Ching massacres targeted the city's Chinese population.
Films and series set in Singapore
Paradise Road
Here in the story
City
A dance is broken up by bombs as Singapore falls, and the women and children are hurried onto a ship to escape.
The Railway Man
Here in the story
Camp
Young signals officer Eric Lomax is among the thousands of British soldiers who surrender when Singapore falls.
Events at Singapore
Battle
Fall of Singapore
Japanese forces crossed from Malaya and captured Singapore, Britain's main base in Asia. About 80,000 British, Indian and Australian troops surrendered, the largest British capitulation in history.
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