The Untold History of the United States (№ 456315)

At the beginning of 1942, the Japanese dealt another powerful blow to the allies ... in Singapore, which was part of the British Empire. There were more British troops here than in England itself. 80,000 troops, most of them Australians, were captured. But the true feelings of the inhabitants of the colonies became clear when, out of 55,000 captured soldiers of the Indian army, 40,000 went over to the side of the Japanese.