The invasion and lightning defeat of Singapore-the
"Gibraltar of the Far East"mwas a catastrophe and a
disgrace, but like most military disasters there were
shades of glory, too. Looking back over the twenty-six
years since those tragic days it is perhaps significant that
the courage and desperate determination of the few
overshadow the crav~en incompetence and foolish
optimism of th~c,many.
Today, the frue weight and meaning of that defeat are
still showing themselves, for with the fall of Singapore an
enduring and respected link between East and West was
broken. It has never been, and ~y never be, repaired.
The reasons for the swift success of the Japanese
invasion have been stated many times. The ill-founded
belief that an enemy would attack by sea and never
through the Malayan jungles. The confidence in naval
and air power, which because of other commitments and
crushing losses, as well as shortsighted planning, were not
available when they were most needed.
But there were other reasons of a more personal
nature, for which there was no quick solution. While far-
off Europe had endured two years of anguish and war,
Singapore had retained a remote, colonial existence,
where segregation was the rule rather than the exception,
and the bravery and value of fighting men were not
considered until too late.
When the blow fell, morale crumbled with it, because
danger, like affluence, cannot be shared unequally.
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