A 70th anniversary television event, Singapore 1942- End of Empire tells the story of those early shocking days of the Pacific War when belief in security and comfort from empire collapsed. For the first time this momentous 20th century battle, and its equally dramatic aftermath, will be told from a multi-national perspective, revealing new and challenging insights into a battle that turned our world upside down. Whilst the Japanese victory confirmed how useless it was for Australians to rely on Britain for their defence, post-war Australians looked to another great protective power - the United States - to align itself with. And Asian nations would rapidly determine their own destiny and seek a tumultuous independence.
主要以大英帝国的视角来展开新加坡以及马来亚的“沦陷”。为了追求民族独立，马来西亚人，和印度人甚至帮助日军对抗英军。能找到多方人士采访讲述很不错。所谓的“共荣”在当地人生存无望的时候挺有欺骗性的。宗主国无力，养的忠犬也要咬人的，何况白人至上混血都不平等看待，自然没人卖命了。但不管怎么说终究是一场资本主义帝国间的肮脏战争，能在危机中寻找独立契机的殖民地人民才是最不易的。
更多一点新加坡当地人视角就好了
解释了东南亚为什么没有历史遗留的仇日心理 多民族国民的身份认同感一直是新加坡一大难题 而新加坡独立前的肃清受害者只是身在海外心系祖国的华人群体罢了
讲的是日本入侵马来西亚的那段时间，对入门新马历史没有什么价值。
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