This article, “Part 13: Singapore” from the “Pacific Theatre” series by Lestrade aka Unpopular Opinion, argues that the fall of Singapore was not a testament to Japanese military might but rather a deliberate, staged event orchestrated by the British and other Western powers. The author contends that the British were aware of Japanese invasion plans for years but failed to adequately prepare, instead relying on questionable tactics and easily debunked propaganda.
The text dissects the conventional narrative of the Malayan campaign and the Battle of Singapore, highlighting inconsistencies in casualty figures, the suspiciously convenient failures of British defenses, and the use of staged or manipulated photographs and footage. The author suggests that the entire Pacific War narrative, including the Sook Ching massacre and the Alexandra Hospital Massacre, is a form of “atrocity propaganda” designed to mask a larger, systemic “handover” of power by the British Empire to elements serving a global, possibly Phoenician, empire. The author is particularly critical of the widely accepted historical accounts, often citing Wikipedia and documentary series like “Battlefield” as examples of “Proper Historians” perpetuating a false narrative.
The article delves into specific incidents, questioning the effectiveness of strategies, the plausibility of events like Japanese soldiers using bicycles to navigate jungles, and the lack of evidence for supposed massacres. The author proposes that the British intentionally allowed the Japanese to take Singapore and other territories, viewing it as a theatrical change of guard rather than a genuine conflict, and expresses skepticism about the documented casualty figures. The piece concludes by hinting at further installments that will explore more aspects of this purported grand deception.
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The article, “Part 13: Singapore” from the “Pacific Theatre” series by Lestrade aka Unpopular Opinion, argues that the fall of Singapore was not a testament to Japanese military might but rather a deliberate, staged event orchestrated by the British and other Western powers. The author contends that the British were aware of Japanese invasion plans for years but failed to adequately prepare, instead relying on questionable tactics and easily debunked propaganda.
The text dissects the conventional narrative of the Malayan campaign and the Battle of Singapore, highlighting inconsistencies in casualty figures, the suspiciously convenient failures of British defenses, and the use of staged or manipulated photographs and footage. The author suggests that the entire Pacific War narrative, including the Sook Ching massacre and the Alexandra Hospital Massacre, is a form of “atrocity propaganda” designed to mask a larger, systemic “handover” of power by the British Empire to elements serving a global, possibly Phoenician, empire. The author is particularly critical of the widely accepted historical accounts, often citing Wikipedia and documentary series like “Battlefield” as examples of “Proper Historians” perpetuating a false narrative.
The article delves into specific incidents, questioning the effectiveness of strategies, the plausibility of events like Japanese soldiers using bicycles to navigate jungles, and the lack of evidence for supposed massacres. The author proposes that the British intentionally allowed the Japanese to take Singapore and other territories, viewing it as a theatrical change of guard rather than a genuine conflict, and expresses skepticism about the documented casualty figures. The piece concludes by hinting at further installments that will explore more aspects of this purported grand deception.
Key Figures and Entities:
- Lestrade (aka Unpopular Opinion) - Author of the article.
- Singapore - The central location and focus of the article.
- Pacific Theatre - The series the article belongs to.
- Japanese - The invading military force.
- British - The defending military force.
- Western powers - Implied orchestrators of the event.
- Malayan campaign - The military campaign preceding the fall of Singapore.
- Battle of Singapore - The specific battle discussed.
- Phoenician empire - A hypothesized ancient empire that the author believes is still active.
- Sook Ching massacre - A post-conquest purge.
- Alexandra Hospital Massacre - A purported massacre of patients and staff.
- British Empire - The ruling entity that lost control of Singapore.
- Wikipedia - A cited source for information.
- Battlefield (documentary series) - A cited source.
- Proper Historians - A term used by the author to refer to conventional historians.
- Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) - The Japanese military.
- United States (US) - Mentioned in relation to China and embargos.
- China - Mentioned in relation to Japanese aggression and Western influence.
- Netherlands - Mentioned in relation to embargos.
- Hainan Island - A location where Japanese forces assembled.
- French Indochina - A location used by Japanese forces.
- Kuomintang (KMT) - Chinese political party.
- Mao - Leader of the Communist faction in China.
- Taiwan - Mentioned as a planning base and a place to which the KMT fled.
- Russia - Mentioned in relation to current political theater.
- CCP - Chinese Communist Party.
- Masanobu Tsuji - An IJA tactician.
- Tomoyuki Yamashita - Japanese Lieutenant General commanding the 25th Army.
- Kota Bharu - A landing site in Malaya.
- Thailand - A country invaded by Japanese forces.
- France - Mentioned in relation to Indochina.
- Saigon - A city in vietnam.
- Roger Viollet - Photographer.
- Getty Images - Image source.
- Gay Auto - A phrase used by the author.
- III Corps of the Indian Army - A defending unit.
- Second Sino-Japanese War - Mentioned as experience for Japanese forces.
- Operation Matador - A British plan.
- Operation Krohcol (Mini-Matador) - A British plan.
- Royal Thai Police - Mentioned in a battle.
- Force Z of the Royal Navy - A naval force.
- HMS Prince of Wales - A British battleship sunk by Japanese aircraft.
- HMS Repulse - A British battlecruiser sunk by Japanese aircraft.
- Admiral Sir Tom Phillips - Commander of Force Z.
- Terrible Naval Photography - A recurring theme of manipulated images.
- Winston Churchill - British Prime Minister.
- Sir Dudley Pound - First Sea Lord.
- House of Commons - British Parliament.
- Eastern Fleet - British naval force.
- Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) - Where the Eastern Fleet withdrew.
- Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) - Destination for British fleet withdrawal.
- HMS Warspite - A British battleship.
- Revenge-class battleships - British battleships.
- Burma campaign - A WWII campaign.
- Guadalcanal Campaign - A WWII campaign.
- Bataan Death March - A WWII atrocity.
- Sook Ching - Japanese purge.
- Imphal - Location in Burma.
- 33rd Army - Japanese army.
- Orde Wingate - Mentioned in comparison to Tsuji.
- Nanking - Location in China.
- vietnam - Mentioned in relation to French rule and Viet Minh.
- Viet Minh - Vietnamese independence movement.
- Baijiu - Chinese liquor.
- Diet - Japanese parliament.
- CIA - Central Intelligence Agency of the US.
- Cold War - Historical period.
- Kota Bharu - A location in Malaya.
- Boshin War - Japanese civil war.
- Meiji Restoration - Japanese historical period.
- Imperial Japanese Army & Navy - Created by Western powers.
- Flying Tigers - American pilots.
- Phoenician Empire - Hypothesized global empire.
- Hong Kong - Mentioned as an insertion point.
- Shanghai - Mentioned as an insertion point.
- Korean War - Historical conflict.
- Philippines - Mentioned as an imperial province.
- Roman Gaul - Historical region.
- Formosa - Old name for Taiwan.
- Mao Zedong - Leader of China.
- Covid - Mentioned in relation to CCP.
- John Catterall Leach - Captain of HMS Prince of Wales.
- Admiral Sir Dudley Pound - First Sea Lord.
- Lord Louis Mountbatten - British official.
- USS Missouri - Battleship where Japanese surrender was signed.
- General Douglas MacArthur - US General.
- General Jonathan Wainwright - US General.
- OSS - US intelligence agency.
- Changi Prison - POW camp.
- Alexandra Barracks - Location near Alexandra Hospital.
- HMS Danae - British ship.
- HMAS Sutlej - British ship.
- HMAS Yarra - Australian ship.
- HMAS Wollongong - Australian ship.
- HMAS Bendigo - Australian ship.
- Sultan Shoal Lighthouse - Landmark.
- Robert W. Rankin - Maritime salvage organizer.
- Temasek Fairway - Maritime area.
- Bukit Timah - A hill in Singapore and a road.
- Kallang Airfield - Location in Singapore.
- MacRitchie Reservoir - Water source in Singapore.
- Peirce Reservoir - Water source in Singapore.
- Serangoon Line - Defence line.
- Paya Lebar village - Location in Singapore.
- General Archibald Wavell - Allied commander-in-chief of the Far East.
- Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders - British Army battalion.
- Choa Chu Kang Road - Road in Singapore.
- Dalforce - Chinese volunteer force.
- John Dalley - Suggested guerrilla network.
- Singapore Overseas Chinese Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army - Existing volunteer group.
- SS Empress of Asia - Liner carrying supplies.
- Bombay (now Mumbai) - Departure point for SS Empress of Asia.
- Old Ford Factory (Former Ford Factory) - Location of surrender.
- Union Jack - British flag.
- The Asahi Shimbun Premium - Photo source.
- Fullerton Square - Location in Singapore.
- The Great Dictator - Movie mentioned in relation to fake.
- Lookout Mountain film labs - Mentioned for film manipulation.
- Friends (TV show) - Mentioned in relation to posing soldiers.
- Sheila - Informal term for an Australian woman.
- Capri pants - Clothing item.
- Muar-Parit Sulong Road - Location of battle.
- Parit Sulong Massacre - A purported massacre.
- Russell Braddon - Australian writer and POW.
- The Naked Island - Book by Russell Braddon.
- Ronald Searle - Artist.
- University of Sydney - Institution.
- Ben Hackney - Survivor of the Parit Sulong Massacre.
- 29th Battalion - Unit.
- Sergeant Ron Croft - Survivor.
- Reginald Wharton - Survivor.
- General Takuma Nishimura - Believed to have ordered the massacre.
- Lieutenant Fujita Seizaburo - Admitted to carrying out the massacre.
- Lance-Havildar John Benedict - Sepoy survivor.
- Sapper Periasamy - Sepoy survivor.
- War Crimes Court - Tribunal.
- Arthur Percival - Lieutenant General, Commander of Malaya Command.
- Hee-Man - Author’s description of Percival.
- Stalingrad - Battle in WWII.
- Battle Box of Fort Canning - Location of final conference.
- Johore Strait - Water body.
- Kuantan, Pahang - Location off the coast of which ships were sunk.
- Roberts Barracks - Location.
- Colonel Glyn White - Royal Australian Army Medical Corps.
- Fred Shenstone - Survivor.
- Arthur Haines - Survivor.
- Fergus Anckorn - Survivor.
- Forces TV - Media outlet.
- Changi POW camp - POW camp.
- Walter Salmon - Witness to massacre.
- Private George Britton - Witness to massacre.
- East Surrey Regiment - Unit.
- Private Lewis - Injured soldier.
- Dr Rogers - Doctor.
- Dr Parkinson - Doctor.
- McEwan - Killed soldier.
- Captain Smiley - Doctor who survived stabbing.
- Private Sutton - Soldier who helped Captain Smiley.
- Alexandra Hospital - Location of massacre.
- British Military Hospital, Singapore - Original name for Alexandra Hospital.
- Kent Ridge - Location.
- Pasir Panjang Road - Road in Singapore.
- 1st Malaya Infantry Brigade - Defending unit.
- Red Cross - Medical symbol.
- Force Z - Naval force.
- HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse - Ships of Force Z.
- 18th Division - Japanese division.
- Communist Party of India - Not mentioned, but implied in context of Indian soldiers.
- Indian National Army - Formed by Indian soldiers fighting with Japanese.
- Changi Beach - Massacre site.
- Katong - Massacre site.
- Punggol Point - Massacre site.
- Tanah Merah - Massacre site.
- Sentosa - Massacre site.
- Singaporean government’s National Heritage Board - Designated heritage sites.
- Hojo Kempei - Japanese auxiliary military police.
- Singapore Changi Airport runway - Location.
- Jalan Besar - Location.
- Hougang - Location.
- Jalan Puay Poon - Location.
- Siglap area - Location.
- Bedok South Road - Location.
- Pulau Belakang Mati (now Sentosa) - Island.
- Fort Siloso - Prisoner of war camp.
- Changi Prison - Mentioned again for photos.
- Lord Louis Mountbatten - British official who received Singapore back.
- Old Ford Factory - Location of surrender.
- The Union Jack and White Flag - Flags used during surrender.
- The Imperial Guards - Japanese unit.
- Tengah Airfield - Captured by Japanese.
- Bukit Timah supply depot area - Vital supply location.
- General Douglas MacArthur - US General.
- General Yamashita - Japanese commander.
- Lord Louis Mountbatten - British official.
- Charles de Gaulle - Not mentioned but relevant to French influence.
- Stilwell - Mentioned in relation to Patrick Heenan.
- George Charles Heenan - Patrick Heenan’s stepfather.
- Anne Stanley - Patrick Heenan’s mother.
- George Britton - Witness.
- Captain Patrick Stanley Vaughan Heenan - British intelligence officer spying for Japan.
- Elphick - Mentioned as a source.
- Reefton, New Zealand - Patrick Heenan’s birthplace.
- Burma - Location related to Heenan’s upbringing.
- Carroll family - Family Patrick Heenan’s mother worked for.
- Churchill - Mentioned as a possible father.
- Cohen - Mentioned as a possible father.
- Goldschmid - Mentioned as a possible father.
- Cheltenham OTC - Officer Training Corps.
- Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaya - Patrick Heenan’s station.
- Royal Air Force (RAF) - British air force.
- Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) - Australian air force.
- Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) - New Zealand air force.
- Mr Sydney Tavender - Chairman of Cotswold branch of Far East Prisoners of War.
- AIL unit - Air Liaison Unit.
- Traeger Transceiver - Espionage equipment.
- Lynette Silver - Journalist and author.
- Keppel Harbour - Location where Heenan was allegedly killed.
- Patrick Stanley Vaughan Heenan - British intelligence officer.
- George Charles Heenan - Patrick Heenan’s stepfather.
- Anne Stanley - Patrick Heenan’s mother.
- Reefton, New Zealand - Patrick Heenan’s birthplace.
- Burma - Location related to Heenan’s upbringing.
- Carroll family - Family Patrick Heenan’s mother worked for.
- Churchill - Mentioned as a possible father.
- Cohen - Mentioned as a possible father.
- Goldschmid - Mentioned as a possible father.
- Cheltenham OTC - Officer Training Corps.
- Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaya - Patrick Heenan’s station.
- Royal Air Force (RAF) - British air force.
- Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) - Australian air force.
- Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) - New Zealand air force.
- Mr Sydney Tavender - Chairman of Cotswold branch of Far East Prisoners of War.
- AIL unit - Air Liaison Unit.
- Traeger Transceiver - Espionage equipment.
- Lynette Silver - Journalist and author.
- Keppel Harbour - Location where Heenan was allegedly killed.
- Stanley - Surname mentioned multiple times.
- Vaughan - Surname mentioned multiple times.
- My Little Pony fan-fiction - Mentioned as a punishment.
- Taiwan - Location for Japanese HQ.
- Gulf of Thailand - Invasion route.
- Johor - Location before entering Singapore.
- Bay of Pigs - Mentioned as a fake invasion.
- Battlefield (documentary series) - Mentioned for its historical explanations.
- Kota Bharu - Landing site.
- Wikipedia - Source of information.
- China - Mentioned in relation to Japanese conflict.
- United States - Mentioned for oil embargo.
- United Kingdom - Mentioned for oil embargo.
- Netherlands - Mentioned for oil embargo.
- Hainan Island - Japanese troop assembly point.
- French Indochina - Japanese troop assembly point.
- Boshin War - Historical event.
- Meiji Restoration - Historical event.
- Imperial Japanese Army - Japanese military.
- Kuomintang - Chinese political party.
- Mao Zedong - Leader.
- Flying Tigers - American pilots.
- Phoenician Empire - Author’s hypothesized global empire.
- India - Mentioned as part of Phoenician Empire.
- Hong Kong - Mentioned as insertion point.
- Shanghai - Mentioned as insertion point.
- Korean War - Historical conflict.
- Russia - Mentioned in present context.
- CCP - Chinese Communist Party.
- Japanese Military Affairs Bureau’s Unit 82 - Planning unit.
- Tortoise Society - Malay organization.
- Captain Patrick Stanley Vaughan Heenan - Spy.
- George Charles Heenan - Mining engineer.
- Anne Stanley - Patrick Heenan’s mother.
- Carroll family - Family that employed Anne Stanley.
- Churchill, Cohen, Goldschmid - Possible fathers for Heenan.
- Army Supplementary Reserve - Heenan’s entry into the army.
- Cheltenham’s OTC - Officer Training Corps.
- British Army - Heenan’s service.
- Stilwell - Mentioned as an example.
- Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaya - Heenan’s station.
- Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) - Air forces present.
- Mr Sydney Tavender - Chairman of Cotswold branch of Far East Prisoners of War.
- AIL unit - Air Liaison Unit.
- Traeger Transceiver - Espionage equipment.
- Lynette Silver - Journalist and author.
- Keppel Harbour - Location of Heenan’s alleged death.
- Masanobu Tsuji - Japanese army officer and tactician.
- Guadalcanal Campaign - Mentioned in relation to Tsuji.
- Bataan Death March - Mentioned in relation to Tsuji.
- Sook Ching - Mentioned in relation to Tsuji.
- Thailand - Tsuji hid there.
- Japan - Tsuji returned to.
- Burma - Tsuji was sent there.
- Imphal - Location in Burma.
- 33rd Army - Japanese army.
- Nanking - Location.
- vietnam - Visited by Tsuji.
- Viet Minh - Resistance movement.
- China - Tsuji worked for its intelligence.
- Senkō Sanzenri (潜行三千里) - Book title.
- Laos - Tsuji disappeared there.
- CIA - Tsuji worked for them.
- Cold War - Period.
- Imperial Japanese Army - Mentioned as skilled.
- British Empire - Described as unable to do anything.
- Battle of Kota Bharu - Battle.
- Kuala Lumpur - City taken by Japanese.
- Rangoon - City mentioned for comparison.
- Battle of Kampar - Battle.
- Battle of the Slim River - Battle.
- 11th Indian Infantry Division - Unit.
- Malayan Peninsula - Location.
- Lindsay Robertson - Lt. Colonel.
- Argylls - Unit.
- Naik Nakam Gurung - Gurkha NCO.
- Malayan Emergency - Historical event.
- 12th Indian Brigade - Unit.
- 28th Brigade - Unit.
- Stewart - Mentioned with 12th Brigade.
- Selby - Mentioned with a brigade.
- General Wavell - Commander.
- Percival - General.
- Australian 8th Division - Unit.
- Shimada’s column - Japanese unit.
- Deakin’s Punjabis - Unit.
- Hyderabads - Unit.
- 2nd Bn, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders - Unit.
- Trolak - Village.
- Lt Col Lindsay Robertson - Commander.
- Lt Watanabe - Japanese officer.
- Ando’s infantry - Japanese unit.
- Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns - Weaponry.
- Singapore and Hong Kong Artillery Regiment - Unit.
- Battle of Muar - Battle.
- Malaya Command - Headquarters.
- Lieutenant General Arthur Percival - Commander.
- Bennett - Codename Westforce.
- Westforce - Multinational force.
- Malacca Straits - Location.
- 30th Battalion - Unit.
- Gemas - Battle.
- Muar - Battle.
- Parit Sulong Massacre - Event.
- Australian 8th Division - Unit.
- 45th Indian Infantry Brigade - Unit.
- Imperial Guards - Japanese unit.
- Russell Braddon - Author.
- The Thailand-Burma Railway - Location.
- Pudu and Changi prisons - POW camps.
- Ben Hackney - Australian soldier.
- 29th Battalion - Unit.
- Sergeant Ron Croft - Survivor.
- General Nishimura - Japanese commander.
- Lieutenant Fujita Seizaburo - Japanese officer.
- Lance-Havildar John Benedict and Sapper Periasamy - Sepoy survivors.
- War Crimes Court - Tribunal.
- Adnan Saidi - Malay officer.
- Battle of Pasir Panjang - Battle.
- Empire of Japan - The state.
- Amphibious landing - Military tactic.
- Sarimbun - Location.
- Battle of Sarimbun Beach - Battle.
- Tengah Airfield - Captured by Japanese.
- Bukit Chandu - Location.
- Adnan - Officer.
- Imperial Japanese Army - Japanese military.
- Officer Adnan Saidi - Hero.
- Battle of Sarimbun Beach - Battle.
- Battle of Kranji - Battle.
- 4th Regiment of the Imperial Guard Division - Unit.
- Australian machine gunners and mortar teams.
- Woodlands oil depot - Facility.
- Nishimura - Japanese officer.
- Yamashita - Japanese General.
- Australian anti-tank gunners - Soldiers.
- 2-pounder anti-tank gun - Weapon.
- 6-ouncer - Weapon.
- Maxwell - Officer.
- Sarimbun and Jurong - Locations.
- Australian 22nd Brigade - Unit.
- Kranji village - Location.
- Woodlands - Location.
- HQ Malaya Command - Headquarters.
- Jurong-Kranji defence line - Defence line.
- Sungei Jurong and Kranji River - Rivers.
- Serangoon Line - Defence line.
- 44th Indian Infantry Brigade - Unit.
- Milestone 12 on Jurong Road - Location.
- 12th Indian Infantry Brigade - Unit.
- 22nd Australian Brigade - Unit.
- 15th Indian Infantry Brigade - Unit.
- Bukit Timah Road - Road.
- General Archibald Wavell - Commander.
- Bataan Peninsula - Location.
- Bukit Timah - Hill and road.
- Choa Chu Kang Road - Road.
- British troops and Chinese volunteers - Forces.
- Dalforce - Chinese volunteers.
- Japanese Imperial Guards - Unit.
- Japanese troops assaulting Bukit Timah hill - Photograph caption.
- Old Ford Factory (Former Ford Motor Factory) - Location of surrender.
- Upper Bukit Timah Road - Road.
- Arthur Ernest Percival - British Lieutenant General.
- General Officer Commanding Malaya - Title.
- The Asahi Shimbun Premium - Photo source.
- Yamashita - Japanese General.
- USS Missouri - Battleship.
- Tokyo Bay - Location.
- General Douglas MacArthur - US General.
- General Wainwright - US General.
- Philippines - Location of Japanese army surrender.
- Lord Louis Mountbatten - British official.
- Singapore Naval Base - Facility.
- Burma campaign - Campaign.
- Rangoon - City.
- Fullerton Square - Location.
- 3 February 1942 - Date.
- Bottomley, Clifford - Photographers.
- Australian War Memorial - Institution.
- Sultan Shoal - Island.
- Alexandria Hospital - Hospital.
- Fort Canning - Location.
- British Far East Command - Command.
- Kent Ridge - Location.
- Pasir Panjang Road - Road.
- British army’s biggest ammunition dump - Facility.
- Alexandra Barracks - Location.
- British 1st Malaya Infantry Brigade - Unit.
- Force Z - Naval force.
- HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse - Ships.
- Kuantan, Pahang - Location.
- 18th Division - Japanese division.
- Roberts Barracks - Location.
- Colonel Glyn White - Royal Australian Army Medical Corps.
- George Britton - Survivor.
- Walter Salmon - Survivor.
- Fred Shenstone - Survivor.
- Arthur Haines - Survivor.
- Fergus Anckorn - Survivor.
- S.W.J. Hoskins, F.A.H. Gurd, R. de Warrenne Waller, G.W. Johnson - Survivors.
- Changi POW camp - Camp.
- Private Lewis - Soldier.
- Captain Smiley - Doctor.
- Private Sutton - Soldier.
- Drs Rogers and Parkinson - Doctors.
- McEwan - Killed soldier.
- Lee Kuan Yew - Singapore’s first prime minister.
- Changi Beach - Massacre site.
- Katong - Massacre site.
- Punggol Point - Massacre site.
- Tanah Merah - Massacre site.
- Sentosa - Massacre site.
- National Heritage Board - Organization.
- Hojo Kempei - Japanese auxiliary military police.
- Jalan Besar - Location.
- Hougang - Location.
- Jalan Puay Poon - Location.
- Siglap area - Location.
- Bedok South Road - Location.
- Pulau Belakang Mati (now Sentosa) - Island.
- Fort Siloso - POW camp.
- Masanobu Tsuji - Mentioned again in relation to Sook Ching.
- Imperial Japanese Army - Mentioned for brutality.
- British prisoners - Forced to bury bodies.
- Changi Prison - Location for POW photos.
- Arthur Percival - British commander.
- Malaya Command - Reconstituted.
- Battle of France - Lecture topic.
- Formosa (now Taiwan) - Imprisonment location.
- Manchuria - Imprisonment location.
- Hsian - Location near Mukden.
- OSS team - US team.
- General Douglas MacArthur - US General.
- USS Missouri - Battleship.
- Tokyo Bay - Location.
- General Yamashita - Japanese commander.
- Philippines - Location of surrender.
- Lord Louis Mountbatten - British official.
- WW2 Battlefront Pacific - Video clip source.
- Roger Dingman - Proper Historian.
- WWII - World War Two.
- 1942 The Taking of Singapore – Japanese Footage Only - YouTube video.
- Alexandra Hospital Massacre - Mentioned again.
- Sook Ching (mass execution) - Mentioned again.