The Fall of Singapore provides a day-by-day history of the Malayan Campaign and the Fall of Singapore from the first alerts as the British prepared to move their forces in Singapore onto a war footing on 29 November 1941, through the fighting, the Allied Surrender on 15 February and to the Japanese imposing their rule in Singapore on 26 February 1942 – a total of 90 days. For each of the 90 days, all the major developments – military and political – are detailed along with information on every Allied soldier who died on that day. A such it is the first book that demonstrates the nature of the fighting on a daily basis – with intense battles followed by periods of relative inactivity.