Forgotten Wars (85 page)

Japanese troops clearing the Singapore Padang before the surrender ceremony, 12 September 1945

Lt General Seishiro Itagaki signing the surrender, Singapore, 12 September 1945

Mountbatten announces the surrender of the Japanese in Singapore, September 1945

A forgotten army: surrendered Japanese in north Malaya, November 1945

Seagrave’s return, 1945

Leclerc and Gracey with Japanese sword of surrender, Saigon, 1945

Soldiers of the Parachute Regiment, Java, 1945

Bengal sappers and miners watch the reprisal burning of the village of Bekassi, Java, 1945

Imperialism’s return? Christison in Java, 1946

Sukarno addresses an ‘ocean’ rally, Java, 1946

Charisma and revolution: Sukarno, Java, 1946

Nehru’s arrival at Kallang Airport, Singapore, April 1946

Macdonald inspects the Malay Regiment, Kuala Lumpur, 1946

Dorman Smith leaves Burma, June 1946