Imperial Japan in the Fall of 1941 decides to go to war to conquer South East Asia and to strike at Pearl Harbor. Lt. General Yamashita is assigned to lead the Malaya invasion force and crafts a daring plan to land in neutral Thailand and advance to the Base. 

The defeat of France in the Summer of 1940 upends Britain's plans for the Second World War. Britain takes steps to remain in the war while its lack of naval resources in the Far East become apparent as the Singapore strategy evolves, and the Americans are brought into it's war planning. 

Britain enters into the Interwar years balancing budget cuts, growing discord in the Empire, and an aggressive Imperial Japan. It's solution is the building of a "Gibraltar of the East" but the reality was a far cry from the marketing.

Welcome to the Shadows of the Empire podcast, a deep dive into the rear guard actions of the British Empire beginning on the beaches of Malaya...