Just thought I'd remind the community that today, the 11th day of the 12th month the battle for Singapore began in earnest with the sinking of H.M.Ss Prince of Wales and Repulse...
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And lets not forget Pearl Harbour, which opened hostilities. But yes, the sad loss (and folly of sending them) of these two ships was a great blow, only made worse by the ignomonius defeat by land from a numerically smaller army.