70th Anniversary of the Fall of Singaore (1942). Aussie veterans look back.

[Shangas]

http://www.theage.com.au/national/malaya-veterans-recall-dark-and-difficult-days-20120214-1t4a4.html

AUSTRALIAN survivors of the fall of Singapore 70 years ago have defended the behaviour of more than 20,000 Australian troops on the island, many of whom deserted.

''Morale was very bad … many of us had to leave our injured mates on the Malaya [now Malaysian] peninsula,'' says 89-year-old Roy Cornford, who has been accused of being one of the deserters, which he strongly denies.

 

[Shangas]

Related Article: "The End of Empire"

http://www.theage.com.au/national/the-end-of-empire-20120214-1t43c.html

 

[Treetopflyer]

Very interesting articles, thanks for posting. These articles bring out two conflicting views in me. The first as a historian, that says “absolutely, we have to rely on the facts to get the true story”. The other is that of a military member that says “It is easy to Monday morning quarterback when you were not there getting shot at”.