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Singapore 1942: End of Empire - Episode 1
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The programme suggests that the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders arrived in Malaya in 1941 from the UK. In fact, the Argylls had been deployed in India and Malaya prior to this date and trained in jungle warfare.
A 70th-anniversary television event telling the story of how the fall of Singapore in 1942 shattered myths, brought an empire to its knees, and changed the destiny of millions.
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